Thomas Jefferson was an American statesman who was the principal drafter of the Declaration of Independence and later served as the third president of the United States.
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Political RolePresident of the United States 1 Connections
Drafted
Source Thomas Jefferson (Britannica)
Influenced
Then U.S. minister to France; discussed the project with Lafayette and annotated early drafts.
Source Lafayette's Draft of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (Encyclopedia Virginia)
Thomas Jefferson's Democratic Republican Party is the traditionally cited root of the modern Democratic Party.
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1. Thomas Jefferson (Wikipedia)
Introduction
A prolific writer and philosopher, Jefferson was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
Wikipedia summary, gender reference sentence
From 1797 to 1801, he served as the second vice president under John Adams. A prolific writer and philosopher, Jefferson was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
View the Source2. Thomas Jefferson (Britannica)
Lafayette's Draft of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (Encyclopedia Virginia)
Encyclopedia Virginia (Virginia Humanities)Influenced: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the CitizenView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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