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Thomas Jefferson fathered six children, but only two daughters survived to adulthood.
He is seen on the $2 bill, the nickel, and also as one of the figures of Mount Rushmore.
He graduated from the University of William and Mary at the age of 18, two years after he enrolled in the year of 1762.
Thomas Jefferson died on the same day of John Adams. Which hapened to be on the 4th of July 50 years after the Declaration of Independence was declared.
Jefferson served in the Virginia legislature
“Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.” - Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson served in the Continental Congress
"What a stupendous, what an incomprehensible machine is man! Who can endure toil, famine, stripes, imprisonment & death itself in vindication of his own liberty, and the next moment . . . inflict on his fellow men a bondage, one hour of which is fraught with more misery than ages of that which he rose in rebellion to oppose."
Jefferson was the govenor of Virginia
"Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost." - Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson did not have a failed presidency, but like many he had a flawed one.
Jefferson's Embargo Act outlawed trade between America and any foreign port, effectively closing in the American economy. Which made many upset.
Jefferson was also known for having slaves.
Jefferson retired to Monticello to ponder such projects as his grand designs for the University of Virginia.
He later died on July 4, 1826.
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“Thomas Jefferson's Monticello - Official Website.” Monticello, March 26, 1970. https://www.monticello.org/.
“Jefferson's Gravesite.” Monticello, n.d. https://www.monticello.org/visit/tips-for-visiting/jefferson-s-gravesite/.
“Thomas Jefferson.” The White House. The United States Government, December 23, 2022. https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/thomas-jefferson/.