Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was one of the Influential Founding Father. He was the main author of the Declaration of Independence and severe as the third president of the U.S president. Jefferosn was born 1743 to a wealthy family farm. He love books. He was curios bout many subject.s. When Jefferson was 14 his father died leaving him 5,000 anchor of land. He later build his famous home Monticello there. He married Martha Wayles Skelton. Thomas and Martha (he called her Patty) had six children and only two live to adult. Martha died after 10 years of marriage and Jefferson never remarried. Jefferson thought that people should rule them self like many other founding father. In 1775 Jefferson attend the second continental Congress. There Jefferson was chosen to write a famous document explain why their were breaking up from Britain. In 17 days he turn in what been known as the Declaration of Independence. The final version was adopt on July 4. Jefferson didn't get along with Alexander Hamilton. He was the leader of the "Federalist" party. Together James Madison and Thomas Jefferson to make a Democratic- Republicans party. He barely lost John Adams. Well Jefferson hope to work together with his old friend. In 1800 Jefferson became president. On July 4, 1826 Jefferson died in "Monticello".
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