Thomas Jefferson
by alyssa tafolla
1. Family:
1.1. married to Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson
2. : Birthplace
2.1. April 13, 1743 in Albermarle County, Virginia
3. Politicial Party:
3.1. Democratic-Republican
4. Lifespan:
4.1. 1743 - 1826
5. : Term as President
5.1. 1801-1809
6. Greatest Accomplishments:
6.1. 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)
6.2. drafted the Declaration of Independence
7. :Career
7.1. Law, Politician, Statesman
8. :Major Events that happened around him
8.1. Barbary Wars (1801-5)
8.2. Louisiana Purchase made (1803).
8.3. drafted the Declaration of Independence