Thomas Jefferson The outstanding and progressive writer of

Thomas Jefferson “The outstanding and progressive writer of the USA” Maria Fedyuk Form 11 A School № 5 Teacher Savko N. G.

Thomas Jefferson was: * the author of the Declaration of Independence. * a principal leader in the American Revolution. * the third president of the United States. * Jefferson is also regarded as a great political thinker and diplomat. * he was an active member and eventual president of the American Philosophical Society. * was a polymath in the arts, sciences, and politics.

Declaration of Independence, drafted principally by Thomas Jefferson, is the document in which American colonists proclaimed their freedom from British rule.

Thomas Jefferson designed his mansion, Monticello, in 1770. As president, he was involved with the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 and the Lewis and Clark Expedition. On January 1, 1772 he married with Martha Wayles Skelton. Interesting facts about his life: Despite all of his accolades, he was a very mysterious man. They had a happy marriage which is considered the happiest period of Jefferson's life. he was: astoundingly intelligent, functioning as a polymath with talents as a horticulturist, politician, lawyer, and architect.

Jefferson's portrait appears on the U. S. $2 bill.

Never trouble another for what you can do for yourself. An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow citizens. Every difference of opinion is not a difference of principle. Honesty is the first chapter of the book of wisdom. The main quotes: I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past. Health is worth more than learning.