Thomas Jefferson was born in Piedmont, Virginia, on April 13th, 1743. At the age of nine he started to have a formal education. Jefferson’s father died in 1757, when Thomas was only 14. He inherited his father's land and built his home there. He then went back to school at William and Mary and graduated with top honors. Jefferson like to keep very thorough notes about his life, he recorded things such as births, death, work assignments, food, and clothing. As well as living in Monticello, he also owned a farm. This farm also has recorded rotations for the crops, and other farm necessities.
Most of the time Thomas Jefferson spent time in his home in Monticello, on the farm with his slaves. But once the revolutionary war started he did a lot of work in France, serving as the ambassador. While he was in France he noticed a lack in domestic morality, which has a lot to do with his ideas in the Declaration of Independence. He writes, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” This ideal that Jefferson has is revolutionary, saying that …show more content…
In this document he wrote about how all men are created equal, and the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Even though the document had many revisions, Jefferson was still the main author of the Declaration. He also wrote instructions to the Virginian Delegates for the first continental congress. Jefferson also annotated a lot of the federalist papers, a series of essays talking about the constitution. The series written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, was called the "best commentary on the principles of government which ever was written," by Jefferson himself. While he was in politics Jefferson fought a lot with Alexander Hamilton on a lot of
Most of the time Thomas Jefferson spent time in his home in Monticello, on the farm with his slaves. But once the revolutionary war started he did a lot of work in France, serving as the ambassador. While he was in France he noticed a lack in domestic morality, which has a lot to do with his ideas in the Declaration of Independence. He writes, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” This ideal that Jefferson has is revolutionary, saying that …show more content…
In this document he wrote about how all men are created equal, and the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Even though the document had many revisions, Jefferson was still the main author of the Declaration. He also wrote instructions to the Virginian Delegates for the first continental congress. Jefferson also annotated a lot of the federalist papers, a series of essays talking about the constitution. The series written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, was called the "best commentary on the principles of government which ever was written," by Jefferson himself. While he was in politics Jefferson fought a lot with Alexander Hamilton on a lot of