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on April 13, 1743 in Shadwell, VA

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His earliest memory was being carried on a pillow by a slave, while his family moved to Tuckahoe, VA. He inherited 5,000 acres from his father and took control of the land at age 21. His sister died when he was 22.

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In 1772, Thomas Jefferson married Martha Wayles Skelton. They had six children together, but only two of them, Martha and Mary, lived past the age of three.

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Studied mathematics, philosophy, and metaphysics at the College of William and Mary.

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Before he was President, he practiced law and was a delegate for Albemarle County. He pursued reforms to slavery and represented freedom-seeking slaves. He was also briefly a colonel, a governor, and Secretary of State.

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Won the election of 1800 and served from 1801 to 1809.

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Believed they were improper.

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The issues during his campaign, were that the Republicans believed the Federalists were secret monarchists and the Federalists believed Thomas Jefferson was a "godless libertine in thrall to the French."

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Fear of a strong leader and quarreling between the political parties.

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Aaron Burr

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When France gained control of Louisiana Territory, Jefferson instructed James Monroe and Robert R. Livingston to negotiate with Napoleon for the land. Napoleon realized French control over such a large, remote area was impractical and sold over 800,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million.

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Thomas Jefferson represented the Democratic-Republican party and ran against Federalist John Adams.

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1. He sold his collection of over 6,000 books to the Library of Congress for $27,000
2. "President of the United States" was not written on his tombstone. Instead he chose to have “Here was buried Thomas Jefferson, Author of the Declaration of Independence, of the Statute of Virginia for religious freedom and Father of the University of Virginia.”