Thomas Jefferson

1. 1809

1.1. Jefferson retired from elected office and returned to Monticello

1.2. Non-Intercourse Act, March 1, repeals the Embargo Act, which didn't work

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3. 1775

3.1. drafted the Declaration of Independence

4. 1776

4.1. Entered the Virginia House of Delegates, where he fought for the separation of church and state

5. 1760-62

5.1. Was educated at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. He later studied law privately

6. 1743

6.1. born on April 13

7. 1767

7.1. Began practicing law

8. 1772

8.1. Married Martha Wayles Skelton (she died in 1782, after giving birth to their sixth child, Lucy Elizabeth).

9. 1779

9.1. became the Governor of Virginia but abdicted his 2nd term in 1781 after the British invaded Virginia

10. 1819

10.1. Founded the University of Virginia

11. 1826

11.1. Jefferson died at Monticello on July 4

12. 1785

12.1. Appointed Minister to France

13. 1803

13.1. Supreme Court ruled in Marbury v. Madison . Any law passed by Congress can be declared unconstitutional by the courts.

13.2. The Louisiana Territory was purchased from France for $15 million dollars. The price works out to three cents per acre for the 512 million acres.

14. 1804

14.1. 12th Amendment changed Presidential election rules

14.2. Jefferson was reelected

14.3. Lewis and Clark begin the exploration of the Northwest

14.4. Vice-president Aaron Burr kills Alexander Hamilton in a duel July 11

15. 1807

15.1. Congress outlaws importing slaves from Africa, March 2

15.2. Embargo Act, December 22, forbids American ships to leave American waters

16. 1789

16.1. Appointed Secretary of State by President George Washington, but he resigned on Dec. 31, 1793

17. 1796

17.1. Jefferson elected Vice-President of the USA

18. 1800

18.1. elected president of the United States