Thomas Jefferson

By MissW

  • Thomas Jeffersons birth

    Thomas Jeffersons birth
    Thomas jefferson was born into a waelthy family that claimed to be direct lineage from Scottish and English royalty. His father was a very succesful farmer. Because of his wealth he was very well-educated.

  • Thomas Jeffersons Eductaion

    Thomas Jeffersons Eductaion
    As a boy he studied diligently in hopes of being a classical scholar. In 1760 he attended the prestigious college of William and Mary.

  • Occupation

    Occupation
    Thomas Jefferson was a lawyer before he became the president.

  • Marriage

    Marriage
    Thomas Jefferson married Martha Jefferson. Together they had 7 children, Martha, Eston, Mary,Madison, Lucy,Peter,and Jane.

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    Thomas Jefferson had the great imense honor of writing the Declaration of Independence. this is how he gained honor. He was very talented at writing but not very good at speeches.

  • Fun Fact

    Fun Fact
    Thomas loved to read and had more than 1000 books. He could read in English and Latin.

  • Elected President

    Elected President
    On this momentous day Thomas Jeffersons dream of becoming President came true.

  • Term dates

    Term dates
    His term went from march 4, 1801-March 4,1809

  • Vice President

    Vice President
    His vice president was Aaron Burr. Aaron is commonly known for chanllenging Alexandeer Hamilton to a duel and killing him.

  • Death

    Death
    He died in his home in Charletville, V. Exactly, 50 yeras after signing the Declaration of Independence.