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Thomas Jefferson

THOMAS JEFFERSON

1743 - 1826

Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States and author of the Declaration of Independence, was born in 1743 in Shadwell, Virginia.

Subsequently, his father, a successful surveyor and farmer, left his son a large estate. Jefferson studied at the University (William and Mary) for two years, but did not obtain a university degree. He studied law for several years, and in 1767 he accepted the legal profession in Virginia. Jefferson spent the next seven years as an apprentice lawyer and farmer, then became a member of the state legislature.

The first letter appeared to him, which is (a brief view of British America), and in the following year he was chosen as a representative of Virginia in the Second Continental Congress. In 1776 he wrote a draft (Declaration of Independence), and at the end of that year he returned to Virginia and to the legislature, where he played a major role in adopting several reforms important.

And he had views on education and religious freedom, then he entered Congress and there he submitted a proposal to use the decimal system in the American currency and won approval. As for his proposal regarding weights and measures, he did not obtain approval. Then he submitted a proposal to abolish slavery in the new states, and the proposal was defeated by only one vote. In 1784, Jefferson went to France on a diplomatic mission, and there he became ambassador to the United States in Paris, and he remained in France for five years.

After his return from France in 1789, he was appointed First Secretary-General of the State, and a clash occurred between him and the Secretary of the Treasury. Jefferson's supporters formed a party that grew and later became the famous American Democratic Party. In 1796, Jefferson was nominated for the presidency, but he did not win the elections that year, but rather became Vice President of the Republic.

In the year 1800, he entered the elections again, and this time he succeeded in reaching the presidency.

His policy as president of the United States was moderate and he tended to deal with his former opponents, and he thus provided a valuable precedent for the policy of the United States. The biggest event in his reign was his purchase of the state of Louisiana from France during the era of Napoleon Bonaparte, who began offering to sell that state of reconciliation to America.

Jefferson was re-elected to the presidency twice, but he did not want to be re-elected a third time.

The Jeffersonians had many talents other than political talent. He was familiar with five or six foreign languages.

He was interested in natural sciences and mathematics and was a successful farmer who used modern methods of agriculture.