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Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the Third President of the United States and Author of the Declaration of Independence. Jefferson also founded the University of Virginia. He served his country for five decades as a public official, historian, philosopher, and plantation owner. He learned his traits from his father, Peter Jefferson, which was also a surveyor. After his father’s death, Jefferson inherited a large amount of land that led to the start of the Monticello. A few years after completing the Monticello, Jefferson married Martha Wayles Skelton. Martha and Thomas brought six wonderful children into the world. Only two children lived to adulthood. Jefferson lost almost everything. He lived at the Monticello for the remainder of his life. In 1776, he was chosen to write the draft for the Declaration of Independence, which proposed that all men were created equal regardless of race, wealth or social status. Jefferson is remembered for many inspiring quotes such as, “The government is the servant, not the master, of the people.” |
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