Thomas Jefferson one of the American President of the past was
born in Virginia in 1743. When he was 14 years old, his father died and the
young boy was left to choose for himself what to do. Jefferson studied
literature and languages. He also studied to be a lawyer, and later he wrote
many of the Virginia laws. One of the laws for which he worked very much was a
law to allow many child to go to school free. Schools in America were only for
the children whose parents were rich. When Jefferson was still a young man he
was one of those who wanted freedom from England.
His most outstanding archivment was as chief author of the
Declaration of Independence, a statement of human rights and liberties. It was
read to the happy people on the 4th of July, 1776. Jefferson also drew up the
constitution for his state, Virginia, and served as its governor. He was sent
to France as the foreign minister of the United States of America and
afterwards was President's Washington secretary of state. A few years later he
became the country's third president, serving in this position for 2 terms. The
author of the Declaration of Independence did another important thing for the
American people.
He worked out a plan for a university where the students and
teachers could live and work together in a village build for them. It was one
of the first schools to teach science. Today, it is the university of Virginia.
This well known man was also a self-tought architect. He introduced the simple
classical design to America when he designed the Virginia State Capital
Building.
He also designed his own home, he remained the most influencial
architect of his time. Thomas Jefferson did many useful things during his life
time and he always thought of how to help ordinary people. He was a practical and
theoretical scientist too. Jefferson's best traditions have been kept up by
American prograssive people in their struggle for peace and democracy.
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