Thomas Jefferson by alyssa tafolla

Thomas Jefferson

Family:

married to Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson

: Birthplace

April 13, 1743 in Albermarle County, Virginia

Politicial Party:

Democratic-Republican

Lifespan:

1743 - 1826

: Term as President

1801-1809

Greatest Accomplishments:

Member of Virginia House of Burgesses, 1769-74 Member of Continental Congress, 1775-76 Governor of Virginia, 1779-81 Member of Continental Congress, 1783-85 Minister to France, 1785-89 Secretary of State, 1790-93 (under Washington)

drafted the Declaration of Independence

:Career

Law, Politician, Statesman

:Major Events that happened around him

Barbary Wars (1801-5)

Louisiana Purchase made (1803).

drafted the Declaration of Independence