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Thomas Jefferson by Mind Map: Thomas Jefferson

1. Pre-Presidential Career

1.1. in

1.1.1. Law

1.1.1.1. where

1.1.1.1.1. Jefferson was admitted to practice law in Virginia in 1767

1.1.1.1.2. Jefferson went to law on behalf of freedom-seeking slaves.

1.1.2. Politics

1.1.2.1. Deceleration of Independance (1776)

1.1.2.1.1. where

1.1.2.2. Secretary of State (1789)

1.1.2.2.1. in which

2. Presidency

3. Early Life

3.1. Education

3.1.1. in

3.1.1.1. 1752, he began attending a local school run by a Scottish Presbyterian minister.

3.1.1.1.1. and at

3.1.2. Graduated from

3.1.2.1. The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.

3.1.2.1.1. after

3.1.3. from

3.1.3.1. 1758 to 1760, he was taught by Reverend James Maury near Gordonsville, Virginia.

3.1.3.1.1. where

3.2. Marriage

3.2.1. was

3.2.1.1. Married to Martha Wayles Skelton.

3.2.1.1.1. in

3.2.1.1.2. who

3.3. Birth

3.3.1. on

3.3.1.1. April 13, 1743, Thomas Jefferson was born

3.3.1.1.1. at

3.3.1.1.2. the third of 10 children.

4. Post Presidential Career

5. Impact

5.1. Historical Impact

5.1.1. on

5.1.1.1. Education

5.1.1.1.1. Jefferson significantly improved education in his home state of Virginia.

5.1.1.1.2. Government

5.2. Modern Society

5.2.1. The Public

5.2.1.1. Thomas Jefferson helped the public realize that democracy and government was more fair towards the people of the United States

5.2.1.2. The people's views on government and that a free government that guaranteed their rights.

5.2.1.3. and

5.2.1.3.1. Helped impact Education as it is today.

6. This was due to a desire to protect her children from the influence of an unsympathetic stepmother similarly to the two she had suffered from during her childhood.