Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was born on
When is April 13, 1743?
Jefferson helped America become
What is independent?
In June 1776, this Virginian was tasked with drafting a document declaring the colonies free from British rule.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
America wanted separation from
What is Great Britain?
The name of Thomas Jefferson's famous home in Virginia
What is Monticello?
Thomas Jefferson died at the age of
What is Eighty-three years old?
According to Jefferson, these are the 3 unalienable rights all people have
What are Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of happiness?
Parallelism is considered
What is repetition of a similar sentence structure?
The declare of independence was signed
When was August 2, 1776?
This activist leader used parallelism in what is considered a very moving and masterpiece of a speech.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr. ?
Thomas Jeffersons first and only wife was
Martha Skelton Jefferson (née Wayles)
Thomas Jefferson was elected governor of Virginia in
What is 1779?
Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, & Robert R. Livingston
What is Committee of Five?
Jefferson's "Declaration of Independence" was approved on this specific date.
What is July 4, 1776?
Thomas Jefferson serve his presidency
From March 4, 1801, to March 4, 1809.
John Adams & Thomas Jefferson both died on this date, exactly 50 years after the Decl. of Independence was adopted
What is July 4, 1826?
This term describes Jefferson's desire for a smaller federal government that respects the power of individual states.
What is limited government?
As president, he approved this massive 1803 land purchase from France
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
This place was where the Declaration of Independence was signed
What is Pennsylvania State House?
Thomas Jefferson's use of parallelism in the declaration of independence
To make ideas clearer and more persuasive
Thomas Jefferson was known for
what is being a Founding Father and the third president of the United States?
Jefferson believed in this idea, that all people are born with "unalienable" rights that governments cannot revoke.
What are Natural Rights?
Jefferson signed the constitution at age
He didn't sign the constitution!
The original draft of the Declaration featured a passage, later removed by Congress, that harshly criticized the King for the "execrable commerce" of this.
What is slavery?
Thomas Jefferson's age when he became president
What is fifty-seven?