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The 43 Presidents
of the
United States of America
Thomas Jefferson
3rd President
1801 - 1809
| Born |
April 13, 1743 |
| Birthplace |
Shadwell, Goochland County,
now Albemarle, Virginia |
| College |
College of William and Mary,
Williamsburg, Virginia |
| Religion |
Not a member of any church |
| Ancestry |
Welsh |
| Occupation |
Lawyer, writer |
| Political Party |
Democratic-Republican |
| Represented |
Virginia |
| Term |
March 4, 1801 to March 3, 1809 |
| Died |
July 4, 1826 |
| Place of Death |
Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Buried |
Charlottesville, Virginia |
Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the
United States. In the election of of 1796, Thomas Jefferson received
three less votes than John Adams. He became John Adams' Vice-President
even though they had different opinions. He wrote his own epitaph:
| "Here was buried Thomas
Jefferson, author of the Declaration of American Independence, of the
statute of Virginia for religious freedom, and the father of the
University of Virginia." |
Important events during President Jefferson's
administration were:
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President Jefferson introduced the custom of
shaking hands at a reception on July 4, 1801.
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The Supreme Court ruled in the
Marbury vs. Madison case that it had the right to decide if laws
made by Congress were constitutional.
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Ohio admitted as the 17th state
on March 1, 1803.
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France ceded Louisiana
to United States on December 30, 1803.
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Alexander Hamilton
was killed by Vice-President Aaron
Burr in a duel on July 12, 1804. Later, Burr was tried for
treason, but he wasn't found guilty.
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The Twelfth Amendment to
Constitution was ratified on September 25, 1804.
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George
Lewis and Meriwether Clark, who President Jefferson had sent to explore
the northwest, reached the Pacific Ocean on November 18, 1805.
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An act of Congress was passed in 1808 which
banned the sale of
slaves brought from out of the country.
Thomas Jefferson was
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the second President born in Virginia.
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the first President to be inaugurated in
Washington, D.C.
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the first and last Vice-President to
defeat a President.
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the first President to have been governor of a
State.
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the first President to have been a member of
another President's cabinet.
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the first President whose parents had twins.
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the first President elected by the House of
Representatives.
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the first President to have been Secretary of
State.
 
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