Show cThomas Thomas J Jefferson SOll on Thomas Jefferson third President President President dent of the United States considered considered considered con con- by many historians one of the three or four greatest great great- est Americans was born in Albermarle County Virginia April 1743 his mother being one of the famous Randolph family He studied at William and Mary Malj and became became became be be- came a lawyer laWer HE liE WAS more interested in scientific farming however and made that his major occupation He was also interested interested in interested in- in in all forms of science and modern modem living and his home in Monticello which can be visited today is an example of how far advanced his thinking thinking thinking think think- ing in this field was He was elected to the Virginia Virginia Virginia Vir Vir- Vir- Vir ginia House and to the Continental Continental Continental Conti Conti- Congress in 1775 1715 As Asa a member of that body he was the main drafter of the Declaration Declaration Declaration Dec Dec- of Independence one of the great documents in inthe inthe inthe the history of western HE WAS elected governor of Virginia in 1779 1719 In 1784 he 13 Benjamin njamin Franklin and John Adams were sent to France to represent this country in vital peace negotiations He returned to become Secretary Secretary Secretary Sec Sec- of State under President Washington and after Washington Washing Washing- ton ton had vacated the presidency he served as Vice President under John Adams the second President In 1800 and again in 1804 he served his country as President HIS illS HUMANITARIAN philosophy philosophy philosophy phi phi- the belief that all Imen deserve a chance to rise tto to the top was his legacy sand and one of his many lions to his country One of the most famous social incidents in the nations nation's history interestingly occurred at one of the earliest observances observances observances ances of his birthday anniversary anniversary anniversary anni anni- in 1830 It concerned the issue of states' states rights al already already already al- al ready becoming an emotional one PRESIDENT Andrew Jackson and delegations from each state were invited to a formal dinner arranged by supporters of John C. C Calhoun They believed states' states rights paramount When the printed toasts on the menu were read some delegations such as the congressional congressional congressional con con- gressional delegation from Pennsylvania left before the dinner began JACKSON remained but stood and made his own toast Our federal union It must and shall be preserved Calhoun remained on his feet and replied to the toast of the Presidents President's also a Carolinian Carolinian Carolinian Caro Caro- linian The liThe Union Next to our liberty the most dear It was not until 65 1861 1861 5 that this issue issue was finally resolved resolved resolved re re- re- re solved in the greatest tragedy tragedy tragedy trag trag- edy in American history o |