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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
Thomas Jefferson, one of the American Presidents of the past, wasborn in Virginia in 1743. When he was 14 years old, his fatherdied and the young boy was left to choose for himself what to do. Jefferson studied literature and languages. He also studied to bea lawyer, and later he wrote many of the Virginia laws. One ofthe laws for which he worked very much was a law to allow manychildren to attend schools for free. Schools in America were only for thechildren whose parents were rich. When Jefferson was still ayoung man he was one of those who wanted freedom from England. His most outstanding achievement was the Declaration of Independence, a statement of human rights andliberties. 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 asthe foreign minister of the United States of America andafterwards was President’s Washington secretary of state. A fewyears later
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