Thomas Jefferson's Achievements

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Thomas Jefferson was born April 13, 1743 in Albemarle County, Virginia. He was married to his wife Martha Wayles Skelton, and had three children. Jefferson believed that the national government had limited powers over the states and people. As president he made a important decision on his country. When the opportunity was present, he purchased a lot of territory in Louisiana from France for about 15 million dollars, even though the Constitution did not authorize it. It made the western expansion possible and the country much larger than it was before. He successfully kept everything neutral through the Napoleonic wars. He stepped down after eight years as president because he did not believe in a leader who served more than two terms. In 1776, Thomas Jefferson was asked to write the Declaration of Independence. One of his beliefs in the document was that all people had certain basic rights to life and liberty which no government could take away. He wrote the Declaration of Independence with John Adams and Benjamin Franklin. He became one of the most learned men in American history. Thomas studied music, law, science, and philosophy, knew six different languages, and was self taught architecture. He was also famous for a expedition that was for religious freedom and public education, to discover the natural wonders of the continent and pioneered neoclassical architecture in the United States. Monticello was his won designed home inspired by a 16th century Italian architect Andrea Palladio and The University of Virginia was one of his proudest achievements he recruited teachers, planned the curriculum,…show more content…
He was laid at rest at Monticello and left a epitaph for his gravestone. It said “Here was buried Thomas Jefferson, Author of the Declaration of Independence, of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, and the father of the University of Virginia.” He did not to mention that he was the president of the United

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