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Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration of Independence, and the Louisiana Purchase
An overview of Thomas Jefferson.
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Learn how the Declaration of Independence was drafted, reviewed by Congress, and adopted
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Listen to Thomas Jefferson muse the differences between the American Revolution and the French Revolution
Dramatization of events surrounding Thomas Jefferson's tenure as the U.S. minister...
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How the Whitney Plantation teaches the history of slavery
Museum director Ashley Rogers explains how the Whitney Plantation became the only...
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Explore Thomas Jefferson's feuds with Federalists such as Alexander Hamilton and John Adams
Dramatization of the disagreement between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton...
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Delving deeper into the Declaration of Independence
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Who were the Founding Fathers of the United States?
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Thomas Jefferson
U.S. Pres. Thomas Jefferson.
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Jefferson Memorial
Jefferson Memorial, Washington, D.C.
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Monticello
Monticello, near Charlottesville, Virginia.
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Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Independence, oil on canvas by John Trumbull, 1818; in the U.S. Capitol...
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Declaration of Independence
(From left to right) Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson discussing...
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Thomas Jefferson: memorandum to Mr. Short, 1788
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Silhouette of Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson, silhouette ink drawing by John Marshal, between 1800 and 1830.
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Thomas Jefferson
Portrait of Thomas Jefferson, oil on canvas by Charles Willson Peale, 1790s.
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Rembrandt Peale: portrait of Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson, oil on linen by Rembrandt Peale, 1805; in the New-York Historical...
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Thomas Jefferson's Monticello estate
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Jefferson Memorial
The Jefferson Memorial and the Tidal Basin, Washington, D.C.
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Washington, D.C.: Jefferson Memorial
Jefferson Memorial, Washington, D.C.
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Jefferson note on the Monroe Doctrine
Note from Thomas Jefferson to James Madison commenting on the Monroe Doctrine, October...
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Figure 89: Monticello, Charlottesville, Va., by Thomas Jefferson, 1770-1809.
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Monticello
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Jefferson Memorial: Thomas Jefferson statue
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Jeffersonville
Statue of Thomas Jefferson, Warder Park, Jeffersonville, Ind.
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The rotunda, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va., designed by Thomas Jefferson,...
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Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson.
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Rembrandt Peale: Thomas Jefferson
Portrait of Thomas Jefferson, oil on canvas by Rembrandt Peale, 1800; in the White...
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Embargo Act
An 1808 political cartoon depicting U.S. Pres. Thomas Jefferson addressing a group...
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American presidential election, 1792
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key events in the life of Thomas Jefferson
Key events in the life of Thomas Jefferson.
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Presidency of Thomas Jefferson
At a glance: the Jefferson presidency
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