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Thomas Jefferson was born in Shadwell, Virginia to his father, Peter Jefferson, and mother, Jane Randolph. He was the 3rd of ten children in his family.
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He began studying at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg at the age of 16. He studied mathemathics, metaphysics, and philosophy along with being introduced to the writings of John Lock, Francis Bacon and Issac Newton.
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He graduated from the College of William and Mary in only two years time span
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Jefferson served as lawyer in Virginia along side his mentor and friend, George Wythe (one of his University professors).
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In Virginia's House of Burgess, Jefferson represented Albemarle County
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He married Martha Wayles Skelton
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They gave birth to their first child, Martha who they called Patsy. (Actual birthdate unknown)
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2nd child, Jane, was born in this year (actual date unknown). She only survived for 1 year
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In June he began serving as a delegate to the Second Continential Congress
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He submitted the final draft of the resolution to independence after only being assigned the task 17 days prior.
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The Declaration of Independence was ratified. Jefferson was one of the delegated who signed the document.
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He served as a Delegate in the Virginia House of Delegates for Albemarle County
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Mary, the 3rd child, was born. They often called her Polly instead of Mary.
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He served as Governor for two terms since a term only last for one year back then. During this time he moved the capital of Virginia from Williamsburg to Richmond.
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Lucy Elizabeth was born. She only survived for 1 year
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Also named Lucy Elizabeth, their 5th and last child was born. She only survived until 1785.
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Only a few months after the birth of her last child, Martha Jefferson died at the age of 33. She had suffered from diabetes and had poor health. After her death Jefferson never remarried.
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Jefferson was appointed the Delegate of Virginia once the Revoluationary War with Great Britain was over and the United States formed the Congress of the Confederation (Continential Congress).
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Jefferson was the Minister to France during this time span. It was during this period of time that he formulated his ideas for the recreation of the Monicello
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The book was first published in France and then in 1787 was published in England.
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He served as the very first US Secretary of State under President George Washington. During this period he also created the Democratic-Republican Party with James Madison after resigned from George Washington's cabinet.
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He served as the Vice President of the United States after coming in second to John Adams
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He was the 3rd president of the United States. He has been considered one of the greatest US presidents of all time.
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During the middle of a war between France and Great Britain, Jefferson authorized the purchase of the Louisiana territory from France. This purchased doubled the size of the United States.
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He signed a bill that banned slaves from being imported into the United States.
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He sold his books, which numbered to around 6,487, to the Library of Congress to replace the collection that was burned during the War of 1812.
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He founded the University of Virginia in 1819 and it opened in 1825. It was the first university to offer a wide range of elective courses to students.
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Jefferson passed away on the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. He was 83 years old.