Thomas Jefferson

Presidential Portrait of Thomas Jefferson

(b. Apr 13, 1743 - d. Jul 4, 1826)
(3rd President: 1801 - 1809)

The American Presidency: K-12 TLC Guide

The American Revolution: K-12 TLC Guide

The 1800s: K-12 TLC Guide Historic Documents of the United States: K-12 TLC Guide Lewis and Clark: K-12 TLC Guide United States History: K-12 TLC Guide

Jefferson and Adams
Jefferson and Hamilton

Monticello

Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson	03/22/1790: Jefferson Begins Term as First Secretary of State, Department of State. American Presidents Life Portraits, C-SPAN. Biographies: The American President, PBS. Biography.com. Colonial Hall. History Channel. The Internet Public Library. The Library of Congress: The America's Story. Today in History. Lucid Library. U.S. Department of Energy. The White House. *Christian Science Monitor: 74 Books Found From Thomas Jefferson's Personal Library. The Jefferson Memorial: K-12 TLC Guide. Library of Congress: Congress Purchases Jefferson's 6,487 Volume Library. Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson (1748-1782): Monticello. National First Ladies Library. The White House. Monticello: The Home of Thomas Jefferson* Mount Rushmore. National Public Radio: Jefferson's Illegitimate Slave Children (audio: 2:30). Life At Jefferson's Monticello, As His Slaves Saw It. Presidential Campaign Songs (audio: 5:00). Thomas Jefferson's Love Affair — With Wine. On-This-Day: 09/26/1789: Thomas Jefferson First Secretary of State. 11/05/1998: Tests Indicate Jefferson Fathered Slave Child. PBS: Champion of Liberty or Dangerous Radical? *Smithsonian Magazine: How Thomas Jefferson Created His Own Bible. Thomas Jefferson: A Great American Thinker. The Weather Notebook, Mount Washington Observatory: Thomas Jefferson and Meteorology. Thomas Jefferson's Colonial Climate. Magnetic Storms - Forecasting, Geological Survey of Canada. Who2. Writer's Almanac*.
Thomas Jefferson	1st Inaugural Address, Wednesday, March 4, 1801. 2nd Inaugural Address, Monday, March 4, 1805. 1801 Presidential Election: Adams, John: K-12 TLC Guide. Burr, Aaron: K-12 TLC Guide. About.com. History Channel. Library of Congress. Adams & Jefferson, United States Department of State. The Burr Conspiracy: K-12 TLC Guide. The History Channel: 12/22/1807: House Passes Jefferson's Embargo Act Barring U.S. Trade with Europe. 02/01/1809: Pickering Demands an End to Jefferson's Embargo Act. Letter from Justice William Paterson to Justice James Iredell, Duke University. Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery: K-12 TLC Guide. Library of Congress: First Inauguration. Second Inauguration. Presidential Portraits. Livingston, Robert: K-12 TLC Guide. The Louisiana Purchase: K-12 TLC Guide. The National Park Service: Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. Museum of Westward Expansion. Thomas Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase. National Public Radio. Administrations Then and Now (audio: 2:50). Parallels with Bill Clinton (audio: 3:04). Power Politics and Style (audio: 8:00). President Portraits Cast in New Light. Presidents after the Presidency (audio: 4:56). Religious Tolerance in Politics (audio: 2:45). Why the Electoral College Exists (audio: 5:00). The Election of 1800: The House Breaks the Tie (audio: 3:09). Significance of the Election (audio: 3:42). After the White House. Presidential Haiku: K-12 TLC Guide. Thomas Jefferson (1732-1799), The National Portrait Gallery, The Smithsonian Institution. Thomas Jefferson, Third President 1801-1809 The White House. Thomas Jefferson: Third President of the United States, University of Groningen, Netherlands.
Thomas Jefferson	Declaration of Independence: K-12 TLC Guide. 1st Inaugural Address, Wednesday, March 4, 1801: Basic Readings in U.S. Democracy, U.S. Secretary of State. C-SPAN. Columbia Encyclopedia. Re:QuestDotNet. University of Oklahoma. Yale University. Third Annual Message to Congress (1803): Text of Address, The Avalon Project, Yale University. 2nd Inaugural Address, Monday, March 4, 1805: C-SPAN. Columbia Encyclopedia. Re:QuestDotNet. University of Oklahoma. Yale University. Jefferson's Bill for Religious Freedom, University of Arkansas. The Library of Congress: The James Madison Papers: 1789: Letter to Thomas Jefferson. 1809: Indentured Servant Contract with Jefferson. Madison's Letter to Jefferson Seeking Foreign Policy Advice. The Thomas Jefferson Papers, The Library of Congress: 1785: Letter To John Adams About King George III. 1787: Drawing Of A Macaroni Machine. 1789: Letter To James Madison. 1791: Letter Regarding Equal Talents Of Blacks. 1794: Design For A Plow. 1807: Subpoena To Aaron Burr Treason Trial. 1809: Indentured Servant Contract With J. Madison. 1816: Letter Regarding Dartmouth College Case. National Public Radio: Opinion Is Power: Harmonizing the Words of Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson Online Resources, University of Virginia. The Works of Thomas Jefferson, LibertyOnline. Yale University: Letters of Thomas Jefferson: Alphabetic List. Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
Thomas Jefferson Jefferson and Adams	1801 Presidential Election: John Adams: K-12 TLC Guide. C-SPAN. HBO. The History Channel: 05/27/1813: Jefferson Writes John Adams on the Death of Benjamin Rush. 07/04/1826: Jefferson and Adams Die on the Same Day. Monticello. National Humanities Center (pdf). The Thomas Jefferson Papers, The Library of Congress: 1785: Letter To John Adams About King George III. 1815: Letter To John Adams. PBS. Stephen Jay Gould. United States Department of State. University of Chicago.
Thomas Jefferson Jefferson and Hamilton	Alexander Hamilton: K-12 TLC Guide. Compromise of 1790: K-12 TLC Guide. The American Revolution Homepage. Digital History: The University of Houston: The Birth of Political Parties. Hamilton's Financial Program. The Thomas Jefferson Timeline: 1790-1799, The Library of Congress.
Thomas Jefferson Monticello	Architecture & Design: K-12 TLC Guide. The Official Website. Great Buildings. Library of Congress. Monticello Photographs. National Park Service. Music Library: Indiana Public Media. Library of Congress. National Institutes of Health. University of California Santa Cruz. University of Virginia. Virginia Chamber Orchestra (pdf). *Wall Street Journal. Amazon.com. Monticello and the Thomas Jefferson Foundation*.
Thomas Jefferson	Malone, Dumas: K-12 TLC Guide. *Burr, Hamilton, and Jefferson: A Study in Character, Roger C. Kennedy. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation*, Ellis, Joseph J.
	K-12 TLC Teachable Moments *09/28/1829: David Walker's Appeal* Is First Published. 10/20: U.S. Senate Ratification of the Louisiana Purchase**.
	Instructor's Guide, Houghton Miflin. The Lewis and Clark Expedition, The National Archives and Records Administration.

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This guide last edited 03/12/2012
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