Thomas Jefferson was president from 1801 to 1809. He wrote the Declaration of Independence while he was a member of Viginia's delegation to Congress 1775-1776. Because he was in Europe, Jefferson took no part in writting the US Constitution.
The Declaration of Independence, written in 1776, declared that the American states were no longer colonies of the British Empire; they were free and independent. The United States as a country could not be formd until after independence was declared, the American Revolution was fought to protect that independence, and then the Constitution was written and ratified. The first president of the United States took office in 1789. Jefferson became the third President of the United States in 1801.
Thomas Jefferson was the author of the Declaration. He drafted his ideas from John Locke.
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
Yes. Side Note: The Constitution is different than the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson was chosen to write the Declaration Of Independence
Thomas Jefferson is credited with the writting of the declaration of independance.Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. He asked that this feat be carved on his tombstone.
Tomas Jefferson Wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson was not present at the First Consititutional Congress, where the present day United States Constitution was drafted and written, he was in Paris. He is credited for being the main author of the Declaration of Independence
The writer of the Declaration was Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson It was actually New York lawyer Gouverneur Morris and not Jefferson who took over penning of the constitution.
Thomas Jefferson was 33 when he wrote the declaration of Independence
The author of the Declaration of Independence was Thomas Jefferson.