Thomas Jefferson

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Thomas Jefferson
Years in Office 1801-1809
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Resume

• After attending College of William Mary,
  Jefferson became a lawyer.
• He was then elected to the Virginia House of
  Burgesses.
• He was the primary author of the Declaration of
  Independence.
• He served as governor of Virginia during the
  Revolution.
• He served as minister to France.
• He worked as George Washingtons secretary of
  state, as John Adamss vice president
• Americas third president.
• He was responsible for the Louisiana Purchase.

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One of the things hes most proud ofFounder of
The University of Virginia
The only university to be founded by a President
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Home in VirginiaMonticelloDesigned by TJ
Monticello
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He was a violinist, architect, farmer, scholar, a
horseman, and an inventor
Moldboard Plow of Least Resistance
Polygraph machine for copying documents
Wheel cipher to encode and decode messages
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Another Invention

• Macaroni making machine
• Myth that he brought macaroni and cheese to
  America.
• Swivel chair

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The Beginning

• March 4, 1801
• Thomas Jefferson is the first President
  inaugurated in the new capital city of Washington
  D.C.
• He delivers his first inaugural address. This
  address outlines what he feels are the essential
  principles of government.

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First Inaugural Address

• Essential Principles of Government
• equal and exact justice to all men
• peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all
  nations
• the support of state governments
• the preservation of general government
• punishment for those who choose to revolt
• compliance with the decisions of the majority

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First Inaugural Address

• Essential Principles of Government Cont
• a well disciplined militia
• honest payment of debts
• maintaining a sound economy
• proper distribution of information
• freedom of religion
• freedom of the press

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Election of 1800

• Adams Pinckney vs. Jefferson Burr
• Flaws in the electoral college exposed
• Jefferson and Burr end up in tie
• House of Representatives decides on Jefferson
• 12th Amendment ratified 1804 stipulates that
  electors make a choice between selections of
  President and Vice President
• video

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Louisiana PurchaseGreatest real estate deal in
history 15 million (4 cents an acre)
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Late in Life

• Retired from office in 1809
• Went back to Monticello. He never again left the
  state of Virginia
• Sold his extensive library to government of the
  US to restart the Library of Congress, which had
  been burned during the War of 1812 by British

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RIP

• Jefferson died at Monticello on July 4, 1826 the
  50th anniversary of the signing of the
  Declaration of Independence.
• John Adams died later that same day
• They were the only 2 signers of the Declaration
  of Independence who were elected President

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Epitaph

• Jefferson designed his own tombstone and epitaph
• 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.
• Comment on what is included and what is omitted

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Where do we see Thomas Jefferson today?

• 2 bill
• Nickel
• Jefferson Memorial
• Mount Rushmore
• University of Virginia

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Activity

• You have been selected to design a new postage
  stamp honoring a Thomas Jefferson. What will you
  draw?
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continued Jeffersons Presidency
John Marshall and the Supreme Court Marbury v.
Madison Jefferson says judges appointed by Adams
invalid Chief Justice John Marshall declares
part of Judiciary Act unconstitutional Judicial
reviewSupreme Court decides if laws are
constitutional
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