Jeffersons Jefferson: The Life Of Thomas Jefferson

American Literature

Jacob Steinbrenner

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Ms. Thomas

Thomas Jefferson

By: Jacob Steinbrenner

The life of Thomas Jefferson is not a boring one. He accomplished things that some people can only dream of. He not only played an important role in the founding of our great nation, but he also learned and discovered things that are still used to this day. He also wrote one of the most important documents in the history of the world. No one can imagine the knowledge that Jefferson had. It took him years and all his strength to gain the knowledge he had making him the true father of our independence.

The story of Thomas Jefferson begins on April 13, 1743. This is the day that Jane Jefferson, Thomas’s mother, gave birth to him. His dad was Peter Jefferson. Thomas gets his personality from his father. Thomas was born in Shadwell, Virginia. He was born into wealth but his parents still made him learn to do things on his own. He was first sent off to school when he was only five years old. Back in his time going to school at that age was not very common. He then became a boarding student under Reverend Mr. Maury. He stayed in that school until he enrolled into the College of William and Mary at seventeen.(According to ushistory.org)

In college he studied under a lot of professors. Many of them had a lot of influence in his life. The one he studied under the most was George Wythe. Under Wythe he continued his practice of law. While he was in his practice, he witnessed Patrick Henry’s speech against the Stamp Act at the House of Burgesses. In Jefferson’s writings, according to Gilbert Chinard (author of Thomas Jefferson), (Gilbert Chinard) he told of how impressed he was by Patrick Henry. He told of how he learned how to move people by ...

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... could never be replaced. They were responsible for the founding of our great nation. They could have accomplished so much more if they had not died. It makes one wonder what else Thomas was going to think of next. It just proves no one, not even Thomas Jefferson, can beat death.

Thomas Jefferson was the most intellectual man and one of the best presidents to ever be in office. He has accomplished more than anyone else ever will. He changed our way of life and our way of thinking. He has not only put his stamp on history, he is history. If it wasn’t for him, we might not have had a Declaration of Independence. Because of him, the colonies came together and defeated the British. It’s hard to imagine America if Thomas Jefferson had not have existed. We could’ve been speaking in Spanish or living under the rule of England. He is truly the father of America.