https://padlet.com/AngelElizalde/j722vo02er6u #3 Term 1801- 1809 en-us 2018-11-28 17:24:41 UTC 2026-01-20 18:17:32 UTC hello@padlet.com AngelElizalde https://padlet.com/AngelElizalde/j722vo02er6u/wish/308932948 Thomas Jefferson was the third president of  The United States of America. Jefferson swore into office on March 4, 1801. He severed as president from 1801 through 1809.  In 1803 he did the Louisiana Purchase, which almost doubled the country's territory. He was the first President to be inaugurated in Washington DC. ]]> 2018-11-28 17:44:29 UTC https://padlet.com/AngelElizalde/j722vo02er6u/wish/308932948 AngelElizalde https://padlet.com/AngelElizalde/j722vo02er6u/wish/308935716 2018-11-28 17:48:41 UTC https://padlet.com/AngelElizalde/j722vo02er6u/wish/308935716 AngelElizalde https://padlet.com/AngelElizalde/j722vo02er6u/wish/308936240 Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743. He was born in Shadwell, Virginia. His dad Peter Jefferson  was a farmer and surveyor and his mother Jane Randolph Jefferson came from a prominent Virginia family. Thomas was the third child and oldest son. He had six sisters and a brother. In 1762, Jefferson graduated from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. ]]> 2018-11-28 17:49:33 UTC https://padlet.com/AngelElizalde/j722vo02er6u/wish/308936240 AngelElizalde https://padlet.com/AngelElizalde/j722vo02er6u/wish/309437304 Jefferson was appointed Secretary of State by George Washington. He was author of the Declaration of Independence. Jefferson served in the Virginia legislature. Then he served in the Continental Congress. He was also the governor of Virginia. He was vice president under John Adams.]]> 2018-11-29 17:40:12 UTC https://padlet.com/AngelElizalde/j722vo02er6u/wish/309437304 AngelElizalde https://padlet.com/AngelElizalde/j722vo02er6u/wish/309444065 Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the uncharted land, plus the area beyond, out to the Pacific Ocean. The expedition was called the Corps of Discovery. It lasted from 1804 to 1806 When they came back, they provided valuable information about the geography, American Indian tribes, animals and plant life of the western part of the continent.]]> 2018-11-29 17:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/AngelElizalde/j722vo02er6u/wish/309444065 AngelElizalde https://padlet.com/AngelElizalde/j722vo02er6u/wish/309449473 2018-11-29 17:58:04 UTC https://padlet.com/AngelElizalde/j722vo02er6u/wish/309449473 AngelElizalde https://padlet.com/AngelElizalde/j722vo02er6u/wish/309450367 In 1775, during the American Revolutionary War Jefferson was selected as a delegate to the Second Continental Congress. At 33 years old he was asked to write the Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence, explained why the 13 colonies wanted to be free of British rule. It showed the importance of individual rights and freedoms. The  Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776.]]> 2018-11-29 17:59:21 UTC https://padlet.com/AngelElizalde/j722vo02er6u/wish/309450367 AngelElizalde https://padlet.com/AngelElizalde/j722vo02er6u/wish/309483088 His picture can be found on the American nickel and on the two-dollar bill]]> 2018-11-29 18:48:49 UTC https://padlet.com/AngelElizalde/j722vo02er6u/wish/309483088 AngelElizalde https://padlet.com/AngelElizalde/j722vo02er6u/wish/309483872 2018-11-29 18:49:56 UTC https://padlet.com/AngelElizalde/j722vo02er6u/wish/309483872 AngelElizalde https://padlet.com/AngelElizalde/j722vo02er6u/wish/309484279 2018-11-29 18:50:34 UTC https://padlet.com/AngelElizalde/j722vo02er6u/wish/309484279 AngelElizalde https://padlet.com/AngelElizalde/j722vo02er6u/wish/309486308 After his presidency, Thomas Jefferson continued to pursue his many interests, including architecture, music, reading and gardening. He also helped found the University of Virginia. The first classes opened in 1825. Jefferson helped design the school’s buildings and curriculum. Unlike many other American colleges at the time, the school had no religious affiliation or religious requirements for its students.]]> 2018-11-29 18:53:29 UTC https://padlet.com/AngelElizalde/j722vo02er6u/wish/309486308 AngelElizalde https://padlet.com/AngelElizalde/j722vo02er6u/wish/309489729 Thomas Jefferson died at age 83 at Monticello on July 4, 1826. ]]> 2018-11-29 18:58:38 UTC https://padlet.com/AngelElizalde/j722vo02er6u/wish/309489729 AngelElizalde https://padlet.com/AngelElizalde/j722vo02er6u/wish/309490744 2018-11-29 19:00:02 UTC https://padlet.com/AngelElizalde/j722vo02er6u/wish/309490744 AngelElizalde https://padlet.com/AngelElizalde/j722vo02er6u/wish/309491161 2018-11-29 19:00:37 UTC https://padlet.com/AngelElizalde/j722vo02er6u/wish/309491161 AngelElizalde https://padlet.com/AngelElizalde/j722vo02er6u/wish/309491679 2018-11-29 19:01:30 UTC https://padlet.com/AngelElizalde/j722vo02er6u/wish/309491679