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International High School at Lafayette

American HistoryUnit 1 - Constitution

Mr. JoelAkmalKhadjimukhamedov, ZiWen, BerdiaAptsiauri

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Born: April 13, 1743 in Shadwell, Virginia.

Died: July 4, 1826 . Exact cause of death hasnever been conclusively determined.

- Thomas born into a family closely related tosome of the most prominent individuals in

Virginia.

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Life facts:

He was the third of ten children (two of them died). He was of possible Welsh descent.

He began the study of Latin, Greek, and French atthe age of 9.

After his fathers death he inherited about 5,000acres (20 km) of land and dozens of slaves.

He married to Martha Wayles Skelton.

He had five children.

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Creating of Constitution:

In 1774 he wrote a set of resolutions againstCoercive Acts, which were expanded into a

Summary View of the Rights of British America.

He served as a delegate to the Second Continental

Congress beginning in June 1775.

He was appointed to a five-man committee to

prepare a declaration to accompany the resolution

in June 1776.

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Quotation:

"I am convinced that those societies (as theIndians) which live without government, enjoy intheir general mass an infinitely greater degree ofhappiness than those who live under theEuropean governments.

"Every constitution then, and every law, naturallyexpires at the end of nineteen years. If it is to beenforced longer, it is an act of force, and not ofright."

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Creating of Constitution:

Jefferson completed a draft in consultation withother committee members.

He presented draft to Congress on June 28, 1776.

Congress deleted nearly a fourth of the text, most

notably a passage critical of the slave trade,changes that Jefferson resented.

On July 4, 1776, the wording of the Declaration ofIndependence was approved.

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Connection to Unit:

He idealized the independent yeoman farmer asexemplar of republican virtues.

He supported the separation of church and state, and

was the author of the Virginia Statute for Religious

Freedom.

The Declaration would eventually become Jefferson's

major claim to fame, and his eloquent preamble

became an enduring statement of human rights.

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Class Question:

Prepare a declaration to accompany theresolution was major responsibility. Thecommittee selected Jefferson to write the

first draft.

Question:

Why do you think committee selected Jefferson to

write the first draft?