Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743, in Shadwell,near present-day Charlottesville, Virginia.
Jefferson was selected as a delegate to the Second Continental Congress.
at age 33, Jefferson helped write the Declaration of Independence
RIP
In the election of 1796, Jefferson ran against John Adams and got the second highest amount of votes, which, which the law at the time, made him vice president.
Jefferson ran against Adams again in the presidential election of 1800 and was put in office
Jefferson dies at age 83 in Monticello on July 4, 1826
