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BIOGRAPHY OF THOMAS JEFFERSON

Thomas Jeferson was born on April !"#$! in %he r&ral Pie'mon% re(ion

o) %he *ommon weal%h o) +i(inia,He was one o) %he (rea% %hin-ers o) %he

Ameri.an Re/ol&%ion,He was re/ere' in his own %ime" an' his opinion on

poli%i.s an' philosoph0 was o)%en so&(h% b0 his peers, He is %r&l0 one o)

%he mos% in1&en%ial man in Ameri.an his%or0, Jeferson a%%en'e' 2#345367

%he .olle(e o) 8illiam an' Mar0 an' %hen s%&'ie' 9aw wi%h Geor(e 8h0%e,

He es%ablishe' himsel) as a law0er in 8illiam:s B&r(" whi.h le' %o his

ele.%ion %o %he Ho&se o) B&r(esses in #3;, He be(an his si< 0ears o)

ser/i.e as a represen%a%i/e %here, Se/eral s&..esses in %he Ho&se o)

B&r(esses le' %o Jeferson:s nomina%ion %o %he Se.on' *on%inen%al

*on(ress a% Phila'elphia where" he was %he se.on' 0o&n(es% 'ele(a%e in

a%%en'an.e, B0 /ir%&e o) %imin( as m&.h as s-ill" Jeferson was sele.%e' %o

'ra)% %he =e.lara%ion o) In'epen'en.e" %he 'o.&men% %ha% )ormall0se/ere' all prior %ies wi%h Bri%ain, He (aine' wi'esprea' hono&r an'

re.o(ni%ion )or his role in man0 si(ni>.an% re)orms" in.l&'in( %he aboli%ion

o) primo(eni%&re an' en%ail %he 'ises%ablishmen% o) %he An(li.an *h&r.h,

E/en%&all0" Jeferson:s s%a%&e o) +ir(inia )or Reli(io&s )ree'om was also

a'op%e', On %he s%ren(%h o) %hese an' o%her s&..esses" Jeferson was

sele.%e' b0 his peers %o be.ome Go/ernor o) +ir(inia in ##;, In #?;"

Presi'en% Geor(e 8ashin(%on .hose him as %he >rs% se.re%ar0 o) %he s%a%e,

S@MMARY

The =e.lara%ion o) In'epen'en.e" a'op%e' b0 %he Se.on' *on%inen%al

*on(ress" s%a%es %he reasons %he Bri%ish .olonies o) Nor%h Ameri.a so&(h%

)or in'epen'en.e on J&l0" ##3, The essa0 wi%h i%s respe.% %o all h&man

bein( s%a%es %he )a.% %ha% all h&mans are born e&al an' are en'owe' wi%h

%he %hree basi. ri(h%s5 ri(h%s %o 9i)e" 9iber%0 an' p&rs&i% o) happiness, I%

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Grea% Bri%ain2Geor(e III7 are poin%e' o&% in %his essa0, Some o) %hem areD

He re)&se' his assen% %o laws" whi.h was mos% ne.essar0 )or %he p&bli.

(oo', He .alle' %o(e%her 9e(isla%i/e bo'ies a% &n&s&al pla.es an' 'is%an%

)rom %he 'eposi%or0 o) %heir p&bli. re.or', A.%in( wi%h %he Parliamen%" %he

Cin( also ins%i%&%e' le(isla%ion %ha% afe.%e' %he .olonies wi%ho&% %heir.onsen%, This le(isla%ion le/ie' %a

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THEMES OF THE ESSAY

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