He wanted to but was in so much debt from importing rich European food that he couldn't afford it. Slaves were property and were therefore worth money; if he released them, he would be giving away what wasn't his to give away [not his money]. Also, he thought it was cruel to release them to the streets as they had become dependent on him. Some say he planned to sign the freedom papers before his death, but he died too quickly.
Thomas Jefferson was from Virginia.
Thomas Jefferson came from, Jane Jefferson, his mother's womb. However, he was born and raised on a plantation called Shadwell, which is located in Virginia.
He came out in 1872
Thomas Jefferson, the great president.
Thomas Jefferson was president when the Louisiana Purchase was made and he instigated it. Congress had to authorize the purchase and come up with the money.
A Letter Written by Thomas Jefferson
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Because that was not the deal that they made. Sally was free when she was in France because there was no slavery there. To have her come back with him Thomas Jefferson told Sally that he would free her children at the age of 21. Sally Hemmings was freed 2 years after Thomas Jefferson's death.
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Thomas Jefferson believed in God. He considered Jesus the "great reformer of the Jewish religion." He wrote that "Of all the systems of morality, ancient or modern, which have come under my observation, none appear to me so pure as that of Jesus." However Jefferson viewed Jesus and human, not divine.