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Thomas Jefferson was a founding father of America. He contributed to the Declaration of Independence, and later became the third President of the United States in 1801. He was also the responsible for the Louisiana Purchase.

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Thomas Jefferson married on January 1, 1772 to Martha Wayles Skelton. The moved to Monticello where they had 6 children. Martha died at age 33 from child birth complications. Jefferson never remarried.

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Although Jefferson was an advocate for individual liberty, he owned many slaves. When he wrote in the Declaration of Independence, "all me were created equally", he was referring to white men. In his lifetime he owned about 600 slaves.

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Before Thomas Jefferson became president he held many important roles in society. He served as a Delegate to the Continental Congress, Virginia House of Delegates, and served as the governor of Virginia. He also served as the first secretary of state.

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Thomas Jefferson was not known as a good public speaker, but was known for a very talented writer. He was asked to draft the Deceleration of Independence. He discussed the content with a committee, which included, John Adams and Benjamin Franklin.

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The Louisiana Purchase occurred in 1803. The United States purchased 828,000,000 square miles of land from France. This doubled the size of the United States. The land consisted of the area to the Mississippi river all the way west to the Rocky Mountains and from the Gulf of Mexico to the border of Canada. Later this land would hold 15 states. This was a very important event during Thomas Jefferson's presidency.

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The Louisiana Purchase Explained [Turning Point in U.S. History]

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In the Declaration of Independece Jefferson drafted why the 13 colonies wanted to be free from British Rule. He explained the Pursuit of Happiness. The Declartion of Independence was adopted in on July 4th, 1776.

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The Pursuit of Happiness - What Did Jefferson Mean? (Declaration of Independence)

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Thomas Jefferson ran against John Adams in the 1796 presidental election. He got the second highest amount of votes which made him Vice President. Jefferson ran against Adams again in 1800 and won. Jefferson tied against Andrew Burr, which the House of Representatives broke the tie, and Thomas Jefferson became President of the United States. He was sworn in in 1801.

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Thomas Jefferson | 60-Second Presidents | PBS

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The Louisiana Purchase deal started in 1682 and was not made final until 1803.

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Immediately after the Louisiana Purchase westward expansion and discovery began. Not long after a territorial government was established. In 1812 the first state in this territory was established as the 18th US state.

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30th April 1803: United States doubles in size after Louisiana Purchase from France

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On 30th April 1803, the Louisiana Purchase Treaty was concluded. France agreed to sell 828,000 square miles of territory that stretched from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains, and which doubled the size of the United States.