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Thomas Jefferson held many important political and government positions throughout his lifetime, here are five of them:

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1. Third President of the United States 

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1. Third President of the United States 

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2. Second Vice-President of the United States 

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2. Second Vice-President of the United States 

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A tool used for encoding messages. It has 36 disks each with the alphabet on them in different orders.

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Thomas Jefferson was the main drafter of the Declaration of Independence, in other words, he wrote the document that created America. This was his most important impact on the United States.

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Thomas Jefferson was a former Virginia governor. He was a delegate of Virginia’s and made sure that the future government would treat Southern states like Virginia fairly. He also wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, which passed in 1786. The statute allowed religious freedom in Virginia, and is also known as Bill No. 82.

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Thomas Jefferson ran for president of the US for the first time in 1797. The other candidate was John Adams who represented the Federalist Party, Jefferson represented the Democratic Republicans. This was important because the election of 1797 was the first election to not have a unanimous outcome. It also changed politics in the US forever.

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4. Third President of the United States- 1801-1809

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4. Third President of the United States- 1801-1809

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After a tie with Aaron Burr in the election, Thomas Jefferson became the third President of the United States. Jefferson then reduced federal taxes, national debt, and government spending. He also stabilized the economy and expanded the US with the Louisiana Purchase.

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Thomas Jefferson founded the University of Virginia, which opened in 1825. It was his last large contribution to America, by creating a college, and therefore allowing more people to receive education. UVA is the only university in the US that is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Thomas Jefferson only wanted to have three things carved on his grave, and one of them was that he was the “Father of the University of Virginia”.

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Facts and descriptions of Monticello.

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Thomas Jefferson's Monticello - Official Website

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Monticello-home of Thomas Jefferson, 3rd US President (POTUS3). Author, Declaration of Independence, VA Statute for Religious Freedom. Founder, University of Virginia. World Heritage Site, Charlottesville, VA. Daily tours.

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The polygraph is essentially one of the first copying machines. It’s one pen with other pens connected to it. So you can write many copies of a letter easily.

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Thomas Jefferson invented a pasta making machine. Not macaroni. But the machine did make pasta making far more efficient. You could make pasta by just cranking a handle.

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The dumbwaiter is not in use in modern times. It was a system that could move food between floors by just pulling a rope. This made serving food between floors more efficient.

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“Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.”

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“Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.”

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This means that you should not procrastinate. Do what you can do today instead of waiting and putting something off until tomorrow. Get things done!

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"I find friendship to be like wine, raw when new, ripened with age, the true old man's milk and restorative cordial."

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"I find friendship to be like wine, raw when new, ripened with age, the true old man's milk and restorative cordial."

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This was how Thomas Jefferson describes friendship. He means that when friendships are new, they are fragile, uncomfortable and new. But when the friendship spans for a long amount of time, it becomes stable, good, warm and trusting.

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Monticello, which means “little mountain” in Italian, sits on top of a hill in Albemarle County, Virginia. Monticello was one of Thomas Jefferson’s homes. And is now a museum and a historical site.

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Thomas Jefferson - Author of The Declaration of Indepence & 3rd U.S. President | Mini Bio | BIO

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Monticello was designed by Thomas Jefferson. He wanted his home to be his own custom masterpiece, and therefore worked hard for about 40 years on it’s design. Monticello also has many gardens and pavilions. Monticello has a design a lot like it’s builders personality, it’s very complex.

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Monticello has a total of 43 rooms, 4 floors, with 12 rooms in the cellar, 11 on the first floor, 6 on the second floor, 4 on the third floor, 4 pavilions and 6 rooms under the South Terrace. Monticello also has 13 skylights, 14 pairs of windows and 8 fire places.

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Monticello is 110 ft long, 87 ft, 9 inches wide and 44 ft, 7 inches tall. There is around 11,000 square feet of living area. The cost of Monticello is too difficult to determine.

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Monticello was a working plantation with around 130 slaves maintaining the fields, stables and house. Thomas Jefferson also had many gardens, which were closely monitored. Jefferson kept a book called the Garden Book that he used to write down whatever types of diseases or insects his plants attracted. The gardens of Monticello grew hundreds of types of fruits, vegetables and flowers.