Thomas Jefferson
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 17th and 18th Centuries
- Categories: Government and Politics
- Subcategories: Politicians, Diplomats, American Revolution, Revolutionary War, Presidents, Prime Ministers
- Curriculum: American Colonial History (1607-1775), American Revolutionary History (1776-1788), American History 1816-1855, American Early National History (1789-1815)
Article abstract: A genuine revolutionary, Thomas Jefferson was one of the early and effective leaders of the movement to overthrow British rule in North America; he then labored to create a free, prosperous, enlightened, and agrarian republic.
Early Life
The man generally considered the first thoroughgoing democrat in United States history began life as a Virginia aristocrat. His father, Peter Jefferson, had indeed come from yeoman stock but commended himself to the upper class as an expert surveyor, reliable county officer, and energetic planter. Peter...
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