Facts about Jefferson
When the Jay Treaty demonstrated that Washington and Hamilton favored Britain, Jefferson retired to Monticello.
A study by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation which runs Monticello states that "it is very unlikely that … any Jefferson other than Thomas Jefferson was the father of her children."
Prospective officer-holders, presumably including Jefferson, were required to swear that they did not believe in the Roman Catholic doctrine of transubstantiation.
In 1769, as a member of the House of Burgesses, Jefferson proposed for that body to emancipate slaves in Virginia, but he was unsuccessful.
Jefferson died on the Fourth of July, 1826, the fiftieth anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, the same day but later in the day, as John Adams' death.
In an 1802 letter to the Baptists Association of Danbury, Connecticut, Jefferson makes reference to a "wall of separation between Church and State," which he believed was a principle expressed by the First Amendment.
Jefferson's personal records show he owned more than 650 slaves over his lifetime, some of whom were inherited from his parents and through his wife's parents.
After leaving the Presidency, Jefferson continued to be active in public affairs.
Jefferson designed his famous home, Monticello, near Charlottesville, Virginia; it included automatic doors, the first swivel chair, and other convenient devices invented by Jefferson.
During the Revolution, Jefferson played a leading role in ending state support for religion in Virginia.
Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton began sparring over national fiscal policy, specifically deficit spending in 1790.
Jefferson entered the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia at the age of 16 and spent two years there, from 1760 to 1762.
The Federalists counterattacked by accusing Jefferson, a Deist, of being an atheist and enemy of Christianity.
On matters of religion, Jefferson in 1800 was accused by his political opponents of being an atheist and enemy of religion.
Nearby is the only university ever to have been founded by a President, the University of Virginia, of which the original curriculum and architecture Jefferson designed.
Jefferson's religion was fairly typical of the American form of deism in his day.
After graduating in 1762 with highest honors, Jefferson studied law with his friend and mentor, George Wythe, and was admitted to the Virginia bar in 1767.
Jefferson's father was Peter Jefferson, a planter and surveyor who owned a plantation in Albemarle County, Virginia named Shadwell.
Jefferson's buildings helped initiate the ensuing American style called Federal style architecture.
Jefferson's interests included archaeology, a discipline then in its infancy.
After lengthy debate within the Federalist-controlled House, Hamilton convinced his party that Jefferson would be a lesser political evil than Burr.
Jefferson is the only Vice President to later win an election and serve two full terms as President of the United States.
Jefferson's Presidency, from 1801 to 1809, was the first to start and end in the White House; it was also the first Democratic-Republican Presidency.
Jefferson was an accomplished architect who was extremely influential in bringing the Neo-Palladian style—popular among the Whig aristocracy of Britain—to the United States.
Many people consider Jefferson to be among the most brilliant men ever to occupy the Presidency.
During his term in the House, Jefferson set out to reform and update Virginia's system of laws to reflect its new status as a democratic state.
Jefferson used deist terminology in repeatedly stating his belief in a Creator, and in the United States Declaration of Independence used the terms "Creator," "Nature's God."
The issue was resolved by the House, on February 17, 1801, when Jefferson was elected President with Burr Vice President.
In 1752, Jefferson began attending a local school run by William Douglas, a Scottish reverend.
Thomas Jefferson is buried on his Monticello estate, in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Jefferson is also credited with the architectural design of the Virginia State Capitol building, which was modeled after the Maison Carrйe at Nоmes in southern France, an ancient Roman temple.
At the age of nine, Jefferson began studying the classical languages of Latin and Greek as well as French.
In 1831, Jefferson's 552 acres (223 hectares) were sold for $7,000 to James T. Barclay.
Before the Revolution, Jefferson was a vestryman in his local church, a lay position that was part of political office at the time.
Jefferson, as noted, was an intellectual heir of British philosopher John Locke.
Bacon also said he believed Jefferson would have freed all his slaves in his will, but was too far in debt.
Jefferson interpreted the Alien and Sedition Acts as an attack on his party (the Anti-Federalists) more than on dangerous enemy aliens.
Jefferson believed, furthermore, it was this Creator that endowed humanity with a number of inalienable rights, such as "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
Jefferson was a great believer in the uniqueness and the potential of America and can be seen as the father of American exceptionalism.
In 1784, Jefferson's draft of what became the Northwest Ordinance stipulated that "there shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude" in any of the new states admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.
A submarine canyon is a steep-sided valley on the sea floor of the continental slope.
Jefferson's vision for America was that of an agricultural nation of yeoman farmers minding their own affairs.
The Continental Congress delegated the task of writing the Declaration to a Committee of Five that in turn unanimously solicited Jefferson to prepare the draft of the Declaration alone.
Following a fire that burned down the family home at Shadwell, Peter Jefferson moved his family to Edge Hill, Virginia.
In 1779, at Jefferson's behest, William and Mary appointed George Wythe to be the first professor of law in an American university.
Political theorists have also compared Jefferson's thought to that of his French contemporary, Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
Jefferson had a strong commitment to religious freedom and in 1779 he authored the Virginia statute for religious freedom.
In 1779 Jefferson drafted "A Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom," and he regarded passage of this bill as a high achievement.
Jefferson himself felt that the teachings of Jesus should serve as the basis for a moral life and he developed the Jefferson Bible, based on Jesus' words but circumventing Christology and denominationalism.
When exploring a Native American burial mound on his Virginia estate in 1784, Jefferson avoided the common practice of simply digging downwards until something turned up.
Jefferson strongly supported France against Britain when war broke out between those nations in 1793.
After returning from France, Jefferson served as the first Secretary of State under George Washington (1789–1793).
Jefferson served as the second Governor of Virginia (1779–1781), the first United States Secretary of State (1789–1793), and the second Vice President (1797–1801).
Today, the Library of Congress website for federal legislative information is named THOMAS, in honor of Jefferson.
Jefferson's term was marked by his belief in agrarianism, individual liberty, and limited government, sparking the development of a distinct American identity defined by republicanism.
Most of Jefferson's slaves were sold after his death to pay his many debts.
In 1778, Jefferson's "Bill for the More General Diffusion of Knowledge" led to several academic reforms at his alma mater, including an elective system of study—the first in an American university.
Jefferson's dedication to "consent of the governed" was so thorough that he believed that individuals could not be morally bound by the actions of preceding generations.
During his lifetime, and in his will, Jefferson had freed only eight of his slaves (all of them members of the Hemings family).
Martha Wayles Skelton died on September 6, 1782, and Jefferson never remarried.
Jefferson was influenced heavily by the ideas of many European Enlightenment thinkers.
Jefferson was raised in the Church of England, at a time when it was the established church in Virginia and only denomination funded by Virginia tax money.
After the British burned Washington, D.C. and the Library of Congress in August 1814, Jefferson offered his personal collection to the nation.
Jefferson had a strong commitment to religious freedom and in 1779 he authored the Virginia statute for religious freedom.
Working closely with Aaron Burr of New York, Jefferson rallied his party, attacking the new taxes especially, and ran for the Presidency in 1800.
Today, the Library of Congress website for federal legislative information is named THOMAS, in honor of Jefferson.
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