What view did Thomas Jefferson hold?

Answer 1

Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)

Thomas Jefferson was the author of the Declaration of Independence and the founder of University of Virginia. He was also a good example of religious freedom and was the beginning to stop slavery; also one of the most well know writer he was also the 3rd President of the United States. He was a great person for his time. He also was in a very rich family. He lived in Monticello in a gigantic house in the country side with his family. He was a public official historian, philosopher, and plantation owner; he served his country for 50 years in so many different ways. He was the best writer of his time and maybe history. Altogether he was a very accomplished man in history.

His father, Peter Jefferson, was a well accomplished planter and surveyor and his mother, Jane Randolph, was from a very popular family in Virginia. He also had lots of land that he inherited from his dad. He started to work on his house when he was only 26 years old, witch was very old for a boy at his time kids did not live very long. He married Martha Skelton when he was at the age of 19 years old. He lived with her for 10 years until she died. He stayed by her bedside for three weeks and she told him to never remarry then four days later she died. But they had six kids but only two lived to adulthood because of the lack of medicine.

After he went to college at William and Mary, in his early life he practiced law and was in a local government as a magistrate, and country lieutenant. He was a member of the Continental Congress, because he was one of the best writers of his time he was chosen to write the Declaration of Independence in 1776. The document basically meant that all men were equal despite birth, wealth, or status, and that the government was to help them not be in control of the people. Jefferson was succeeded as president in 1809 by his friend James Madison. The last 17 years of his life where spent at home in Monticello. At that time he sold his books to the government. At the age of 76 he foundered the of University of Virginia in 1819, and planed how it was built and run. He was always changing the house around and shifted things, modifying Monticello until he died.

After that Thomas Jefferson's best achievements where that he served as the Governor of Virginia, as a US Minister to France, as a Secretary of State under George Washington, Vice President of the United states under John Adams then two times as President of the United states (1801-1809). On his grave stone he mentioned none of his big accomplishments. Instead it read "Author of the Declaration of American Independence, of the state of Virginia for religious freedom, and father of the University of Virginia" he requested not another word.

Finally in the final couple years of his extraordinary life, he settled down and mostly stayed at home reading. He was waiting for a special day to die July 4. When that day had come, on July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson died at Monticello. I think Thomas Jefferson was a great figure and a good role model. I also think he is one of the best writers and presidents and he was a hard working person. He should always be remembered in history for the great things he did for this country. Thomas Jefferson was without a doubt a great man.