were Peter and Jane Jefferson. When Thomas was only fourteen, his father died.

Once his father died he started to take classes with Rev. James Maury. When he

turned seventeen, he went to the College of William and Mary, but he left after two

In 1760 he was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses. In1769, the town of

Shadwell that Thomas was living burned down. That meant that he was forced to move

to Monticello. Then in 1972 he married Martha Wayles Skelton. They ended up having

six children, but only two of them lived passed their childhoods. In 1775 he was

chosen to be the delegate for Virginia in the Second Continental Congress. Then in

1776, he did one of the things he is most remembered for. He wrote the Declaration of

Independence which made all the colonists free from Great Britain. After that in 1777

to come and help work, and it also got the attention of people who needed a good

that they all ready started to build the capitol with only most of his plans, not all of them.

He had to then get back to America and finish the plans. After that he made designs

figure died. He was John Adams, whose last words where," Thomas Jefferson

the University of Virginia. It took just about no time at all to make. When it was finished

designs for his own town, Monticello. That year, he was also elected vice president.

Some common words found in the essay are:
Weights Measures, Declaration Independence, University Virginia, Capitol Unfortunately, Wayles Skelton, Shadwell Thomas, Jefferson Thomas, Thomas Jefferson, Continental Congress, William Mary, declaration independence, drew designs, martha wayles skelton, designs buildings, wayles skelton, father died, lots lots, martha wayles, thomas jefferson, lots people,
Approximate Word count = 638
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)