1. Thomas Jefferson

2. Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1745 at Shadwell Plantation in Albemarle County His parents were Peter and Jane Randolph Jefferson

3. At a young age Thomas Jefferson moved to Tuckahoe Plantation.

4. When Thomas Jefferson is fourteen years old his father, Peter Jefferson, dies.

5. SCHOOLING One room schoolhouse at Tuckahoe Plantation Rev. Douglas Rev. Maury College of William and Mary Studied Law with George Wythe

6. POLITICAL OFFICES House of Burgesses Governor of Virginia Minister of France Secretary of State Vice President President

7. Shadwell burns to the ground

8. Begins building Monticello He will work on the house for forty years.

9. Marries Martha Wayles Skelton

10. Wrote the Declaration of Independence

11. Wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

12. Designed Monticello State Capital University of Virginia

13. Purchased Louisiana Territory Send Lewis and Clark To Explore

14. INTERESTS Agriculture Botony

15. Architecture

16. Astronomy

17. Cuisine (food)

18. Languages Books

19. Medicine

20. Weather

21. Native Americans (Indians)

22. Art

23. Education

24. Music Played the Violin

25. Mechanical Devices Polygraph Machine

26. Two-Faced Clock

27. Mouldboard Plow

28. Children and Grandchildren

29. Epitaph HERE WAS BURIED THOMAS JEFFERSON AUTHOR OF THE DECLARATION OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE OF THE STATUTE OF VIRGINIA FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND FATHER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA