Process
Investigate the following sources for information on Thomas Jefferson's life:
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.
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/books/hst/northamerican/thomasjefferson/chap12.html
www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/tj3.html
Create a timeline on TimeLiner using the following information:
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/mtjtime1.html
http://www.sparknotes.com/biography/jefferson/timeline.html
http://www.worldwideschool.org/library/books/hst/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:
Read The Declaration of Independence:
http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/declaration.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
Find information about the University of Virginia:
http://etext.Virginia.edu/jefferson/
http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/University_of_Virginia.html/
You will complete the following with the information that you have found:
Thomas Jefferson
3rd President of the United States of America
Childhood
Birthplace:____________________________________
Year born:__________________
How was Thomas' home different from your home?__________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
As a child, Thomas' favorite things to do:_________________________________
______________________ ________________________________________
Thomas' family owned slaves. Why do you suppose they owned slaves?
When Thomas became a member of the Virginia Government and of the government of the new United States, he tried to pass _________ that would end the buying and selling of ________________.
Schooling at 5 years old: _______________________________
Subjects: __________________, _______________, ____________________
Schooling at 9 years old ________________________________
Subjects: ________________, _________________, ___________________
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Thomas Jefferson
Young Adult
When Thomas' father died he inherited: _____________________, ______________________ , _____________________
His father willed (gave) him ________________________ which he later sold to the United States Congress in 1815.
After Thomas' father died he continued his ______________________ under Reverend Maury whom he highly respected.; Reverend Maury taught him how to read _______________________ , _______________________.
In 1760 at the age of 16 Thomas attended __________________ and _____________ College in Williamsbury, __________________.
Thomas was a good _______________ and _________________ and loved playing the ___________________.
Thomas decided to become a _____________________ after college.
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THOMAS JEFFERSON
The Coming Revolution
In the early 1760s
___________________ of __________________ decided to ____________ the colonies.
Thomas Jefferson’s friend, _________________ ______________________ spoke against the English King and his Stamp Act to collect _______________ without the colonists having an opinion in the English government.
As a ________________________ Thomas Jefferson had many clients and hundreds of cases. At this time, he built ____________________________.
In 1768 he was elected to the House of ___________________________.
The Governor who was representing
There was another election to the _______________________ but all the representatives who voiced their complaints against
Soon after Thomas was elected to the House of Burgess, he met the daughter of a friend, John Wayles, _____________________.
Mary and Thomas loved ___________________________.
On New Year’s Eve in 1771, ________________ and _______________ were married.
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THOMAS JEFFERSON
The Declaration of
After marrying Mary Skelton, Thomas spent a lot of time at the center of _ V____________ protests against the English.
His friend Patrick Henry cried out, “___________________________!”
After the war began, __________________________ was asked by the Continental Congress (delegates from other colonies) in
On July ______1776 with some changes, the _____________________ ____ ________________________ was approved by the Continental Congress.
In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson wrote that all people have the right to be __________. He listed the many unfair acts of King _______________ ___________ _________________.
He wrote that the _____________ wanted fair treatment but when it was refused, the colonists had no choice but to declare their independence.
In 1776, just after the Declaration of Independence was approved, Thomas Jefferson returned to
There was no longer a House of ____________________.
There was a House of ____________________.
In 1779 and 1780 ___________________ _________________ was elected ____________________.
In 1781, Thomas Jefferson wrote a book called _____________________________.
Write 5 things that Thomas Jefferson wrote in his book.
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THOMAS JEFFERSON
Off to
In 1783, after Thomas Jefferson’s wife died, he was elected to __________________.
In 1784, Thomas Jefferson was sent to ___________________________.
__________________ _____________________ and ____________________ worked out trade agreements with the countries of
List what Thomas Jefferson did while in
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2.
3.
4.
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6.
While Thomas Jefferson was in
Thomas Jefferson felt the ________________ ________________ _______________ was missing.
The Bill of Rights guaranteed the freedoms of ________________.
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THOMAS JEFFERSON United States
Government In 1789, Thomas Jefferson returned from
List 4 responsibilities of The Secretary of State. 1. 2. 3. 4. Thomas Jefferson believed the government belonged to the ___________________ but the Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton of
The differences between the two led to the first Political parties. The names of the parties were the ________________________ and ___________________________. In 1796, the first _________ party election for president was held. _________________, the federalist best Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson became the _______________________. In 1800, Thomas Jefferson was elected as the ______________________. In 1804, his popularity won him a second session as ____________________________. Karen Later ©2004 Page 7 THOMAS JEFFERSON
President
Thomas Jefferson was the first president to be inaugurated in the __________________ __________________.
The new capital is located in ___________________________.
Thomas Jefferson felt the president should represent the ___________________ of the country so he dressed in plain clothing.
He didn’t want people to _______________ to him or celebrate his birthday.
President Jefferson refused to pay ransom to keep the pirate of
After four years of fighting, the __________________ dropped their demand for payment.
In 1803, President Jefferson purchased for the
It was call the __________________________________.
In 1804, President Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to ________________ the new frontier which was purchased from
The land ____________________ the size of the
Name ____________ states that were part of the
a. f. k.
b, g. l.
c. h. m.
d. i. n.
e. j.
While President Jefferson was president he lowered _____________________.
In 1809, after his second term as president, he moved back to __________________.
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President Thomas Jefferson cont.
At
Some of his inventions were _________________ , _____________________ , ______________________.
Name an invention of Thomas Jefferson that won the gold medal by the Agricultural Society of Paris. __________________________________________________
What is the name of the university that President Jefferson helped establish? _________
_______________________________________________.
President Jefferson was very close to our second president. They wrote many letters to each other. They wrote about _______________, ____________________, ___________________.
On
President Jefferson lived for 83 years doing so many different things and doing them well. Along with being our _______ president he did so many things well.
List some of those things that he did well.
1. 5.
2. 6.
3. 7.
4. 8.
How did Thomas Jefferson want to be remembered?
How do you know?
Karen Later ©2004
You will be writing a research paper using the information that you found to answer the essential question "What influence did Thomas Jefferson have on the success of the
1. You can begin by using Inspiration to web information about Thomas Jefferson's life, talents and accomplishments.
2. Change the web into an outline.
3. Use the outline to write your research paper. Your paper should have an introduction, the body and a conclusion. Be sure to include a bibliography. You can include drawings and illustrations.
4. You will be sharing you research papers with the class. Good luck and have fun discovering the past!