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2 days ago · Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 [b] – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. [6] . He was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
4 days ago · Jefferson’s father, Peter Jefferson, was a successful Virginia planter and surveyor who married into the prestigious Randolph family. But he was not a refined and liberally educated...
4 days ago · His father, Peter Jefferson, was a successful farmer as well as a skilled surveyor and cartographer who produced the first accurate map of the Province of Virginia.
3 days ago · Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743, to Peter Jefferson and Jane Randolph. Jefferson’s father died in 1757 and he inherited 5,000 acres of land and slaves. On that land, Jefferson built his home, which would become known as Monticello.
3 days ago · United States - Jeffersonian Republicans, Democracy, Federalism: Jefferson began his presidency with a plea for reconciliation: “We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists.” He had no plans for a permanent two-party system of government.
2 days ago · Introduction. James Madison wrote to Thomas Jefferson in Paris, where Jefferson was serving as Ambassador, that the U.S. Constitution had been ratified, thus avoiding the danger of a second convention, as well as the adoption of unfriendly amendments as a condition for ratification. Madison was relieved and optimistic.
Mar 18, 2024 · James Madison responded to Thomas Jefferson’s challenges about the absence of a bill of rights in the newly signed and ratified Constitution by stating that he had always been in favor of a bill of rights. Scholars have disagreed over Madison’s “apparent conversion” in favor a bill of rights.
