Thomas Jefferson
Transcript: His nicknames were: The Sage of Monticello Man of the People Father of the University of Virginia Thomas' Lovers At the beginning of the American Revolution, he served in the Continental Congress, representing Virginia and then served as a wartime Governor of Virginia (1779–1781). He was the author of the Declaration of Independence. He served as the nation's first secretary of state, its second vice president and its third president. Thomas was also a delegate to the Second Continental Congress from 1775-1776. Hero or Villain? Jefferson was the first United States Secretary of State (1790–1793) After the war, he was appointed minister to France Brief Biography of Thomas Jefferson Project by: Isabelle Du, Niki Lee &Taylor Ball Soon after Martha's death, Sally Hemings became his constant companion. Sally was a slave at Jefferson's residence in Montecello. Sally and Thomas had 6 children together. There are no known images or accounts of Sally Hemings Continued... Virginia Sally Hemings Please remember to not use any cellphones during this presentation, thank you. There will be more about how he did so in the upcoming slides. They got married in 1772 on New Year's Day, prior to that she had been married and widowed. Together they had 5 children (in 10 years), sadly only 2 lived to become an adult. Due to the many pregnancies she grew weak and soon died. (constant companion) Thomas Jefferson's Biography Jefferson stood firm in ending the importation of slaves and maintaining his view of the separation of church and state Afterward, he returned home to Virginia and vigorously campaigned for democratic reforms and religious freedoms in the new state government. Though a supporter of democracy and freedom for whites, Jefferson's policies were altogether different when it came to the African-Americans he owned. Many historians say he didn't truly believe in the Declaration of Independence because he owned over 600 slaves in his lifetime and only formally freed 2 slaves (they were related to Sally) He was born on April 13, 1743 in Albemarle County, Virginia. He was the 3rd president of the USA and one of the founding fathers. He was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence. He died on July 4, 1826 at age 83 in Montecello, Virginia. Thomas Jefferson (Wife) http://www.revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com/facts-on-thomas-jefferson.html http://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/jeffersons-cause-death http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/peopledetail.aspx?people=3 http://www.shmoop.com/american-revolution/thomas-jefferson.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:US_$2_obverse-high.jpg http://www.google.ca/imgres?q=thomas+jefferson+writing+the+declaration+of+independence&um=1&hl=en&client=safari&tbo=d&rls=en&biw=1275&bih=653&tbm=isch&tbnid=TzDK2Gdg5wMEiM:&imgrefurl=http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/07/dayintech_0704&docid=7aywtR7-np7ceM&imgurl=http://www.wired.com/images/article/full/2008/07/declaration_630px.jpg&w=630&h=404&ei=JnvKUJ3AF8OziwLoj4CgCQ&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=527&sig=117294037371063852653&page=1&tbnh=144&tbnw=237&start=0&ndsp=30&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0,i:85&tx=172&ty=103 A special thanks to Prezi.com for supplying us with the software to build this presentation. United States of America continued... Taylor: Hero. Even though he didn't free his slaves he made a huge progress in stopping slavery. Without his ideas and efforts, we might not have ever eliminated slavery! July 4th, 1826... Bibliography He had a few nicknames He had 2 lovers (one wife and one constant companion): Martha Wayles Skelton and Sally Hemings He was part of the Democrat-Republican (today's Democrat party) His death was somewhat mysterious because it was a possibly combination of different ailments His death was mainly believed to be from exhaustion from intense diarrhea, kidney infection, pneumonia and old age. Thomas didn't let these health issues stop him, he still participated in physical activities. Dec. 2012, Socials 9 You may recognize him from the American quarter, and the US two dollar bill Was He a Hypocrite? WHAT DO YOU THINK? Thomas affected all thirteen (13) colonies ? How Did He Participate in the American Revolution? ...is the same day as two other important events: 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence The death of the former president (and rival) of John Adams In May 1785, he became the United States Minister to France MARTHA WAYLES SKELTON Who Was He?