L9/26/12 Thomas Jefferson Declaration of Independence Virginia‚ 1776 Dear Thomas Jefferson: I am writing to you‚ to express my opinion on the Declaration of Independence. It is something that our country is based off of‚ so I feel as if I should be giving you my feedback on the matter. The Declaration is very well written and captures all the aspects of what our freedom should be‚ but there are a few things I must point out‚ which I will get to later. There were not a ton of let downs‚
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mathematicians I believe that Benjamin Banneker went through the most to become a mathematician and a writer. Mainly because he was born during the slavery time period. Benjamin Banneker was born on November 9‚ 1731‚ in Ellicott’s Mills‚ Maryland. He was the son of ex-slaves named Robert and Mary. Benjamin was born from free slaves so he was able to escape the harshness of slavery. His grandmother taught him how to read with the bible and he went to a quaker school. Benjamin Banneker was self-educated in
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Thomas Jefferson‚ the third of eight children‚ was born on April 13‚ 1743 in Shadwell‚ Virginia. His father was Peter Jefferson‚ who was a Welsh descent‚ was a planter and surveyor for sometime‚ and his mother was Jane Randolph. Peter and Jane married in 1739. In 1745‚ his family moved to Tuckahoe and lived there for seven years before they returned to their home after his father was appointed to the colonelcy of the county. Peter Jefferson died in 1757 and the Jefferson estate was divided between
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Thomas Jefferson United States President 1801-1809 Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13‚ 1743‚ at Shadwell Plantation outside of Charlottesville‚ Virginia. He was born into one of the4 most prominent families of Virginia’s planter elite. He inherited from his father 50000 acres of land and from his mother he inherited a Randolph‚ high social standing. As a boy Jefferson’s favorite activities included reading‚ practicing the violin and playing in the woods. Jefferson had five
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Jeremy Zarth AP Language and Composition Ms. Vierneisel 20 October‚ 2011 Benjamin Banneker’s Letter to Thomas Jefferson Slavery was a major issue in the growth of our country‚ and the views of Benjamin Banneker-son of former slaves‚ a farmer‚ astronomer‚ mathematician‚ surveyor‚ and author-are evident in his letter written in 1791 to then secretary of state Thomas Jefferson. This letter was written during a time when we were trying to bring a country together as one‚ but there was
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Thomas Jefferson and His Effect on America Thomas Jefferson possessed one of the greatest leading minds of colonial America. Literate in political theory‚ scientific farming‚ natural history‚ and architecture‚ Thomas Jefferson personified the optimistic spirit of Enlightenment thinking. Thomas Jefferson proved to be one of the major forces in the founding and developing of America. When Jefferson became the third President of the United States‚ he immediately made an impact on the lives of average
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English III Honors 11/05/12 Thomas Jefferson; from nothing to America “Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us‚ but is always the result of a good conscience‚ good health‚ occupation‚ and freedom in all just pursuits.” (Jefferson) Thomas Jefferson‚ one of the founding fathers of America. He was put on earth at the right time. When America needed a man of many talents and of wise words‚ Jefferson was there. Jefferson helped shape America into what
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Thomas Jefferson: Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13‚ 1743‚ in Shadwell‚ Virginia. He was a draftsman of the U.S. Declaration of Independence; the nation’s first secretary of state; second vice president; and‚ he was also the third president who was responsible for the Louisiana Purchase. Jefferson died in bed on July 4‚ 1826. Thomas Jefferson‚ author of the American Declaration of Independence and the third U.S. president‚ was born on April 13‚ 1743‚ in Charlottesville‚ Virginia. Jefferson
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John Adams‚ Benjamin Franklin‚ Alexander Hamilton‚ John Jay‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ James Madison‚ and George Washington‚ all great men who founded our country. Each one with a different background‚ that changed their future. One of those men‚ Benjamin Franklin‚ was a well-known scientist‚ printer‚ politician‚ freemason‚ inventor‚ and much more. He had a different childhood‚ from what you might see today‚ but still came out being the brilliant man that he was. Like all of us he had dreams‚ but that wasn’t
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"Was Thomas Jefferson a contemptible hypocrite?" Thomas Jefferson‚ author of the Declaration of Independence and the third American president was not‚ in any way a hypocrite‚ and he certainly wasn ’t a contemptible one. His achievements through his life‚ his views on slavery‚ his role as a leader and his personality‚ are proof that Thomas Jefferson ’s actions did not contradict his honest word. His obliging temper and his interests in others deserved respect and appreciation. Many people cannot
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