Credits

handout:

Later, Karen, copyright 2004

books:

Abramowitz, Jack, American History, Part 1, fifth edition, Follett Social Studies, 1979, p. 104-109.

Abramowitz, Jack, American History, Part 2, fifth edition, Follett Social, Studies, 1979, p. 217-220.

Bernstein, Vivian, America's Story, Steck-Vaugh Co., TX, 1978, Book 1, Chapter 12, p. 66-72.

Hargrove, Jim, Encyclopedia of Presidents, Thomas Jefferson, Children's Press, Chicago, 1986.

Moscow, Henry, Thomas Jefferson and His World, American Heritage Publishing, NY, 1960.

Whitelaw, Nancy, Thomas Jefferson, Philosopher and President, Morgan Reynolds Publisher, Greensboro, NC, 2002

encyclopedia:

World Book Encyclopedia, Scott Letzer Co., Chicago, Vol. 11, p.76-87.

websites on Thomas Jefferson's life:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson

http://sc94.ameslab.gov/TOUR/tjefferson.html

http://www.worldwideschool.org/library/bo...northamerican/thomasjefferson/chap12.html

www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/tj3.html

Create a timeline on TimeLiner using the following information.

http://memory.loc.gov/ammen/collections/jefferson_papers/mtjtimel.html

http://www.worldwideschool.org/library/bo...northamerican/ThomasJefferson/chap17.html

Choose a quote from selected quotes from Thomas Jefferson's papers and respond to it.

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/mtjquote.html

Take a virtual tour of Monticello.

www.monticello.org/

Pick a book from his book collection:

www.libraryofcongress

Read The Declaration of Independence:

http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/charters.html

http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/declare.htm

http://www.law.indiana.edu/uslawdocs/declaration.html

Find information about The Louisiana Purchase:

http://gatewayno.com/history/LAPurchase.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase

www.sec.state.la.us/purchase/purchase_index.htm

 

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