Thomas+Jefferson

__//**Post # 1**//__ My president is **Thomas Jefferson**, the 3rd president of the United States. He was born in April 2nd. Thomas Jefferson signed the Declaration of Independence.


 * __//Post 2//__** : http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/thomasjefferson

**__Declaration of Independence__ :** Jefferson was appointed on June 11, 1776. He had help with Benjamin Franklin and John Adams.
The draft took was great for most Americans.

__//**Revolutionary Leader**//__ : When Jefferson returned from Virginia late 1776, Jefferson served in the Revolutionary war until 1779 in the House of Delegates. He was the Revolutionary Leader, for a few years.

__//**Wartime Governor of Virginia**//__ : In June 1779, Jefferson as elected governor of Virginia. He was charged with failure to provide for the adequate defense of Richmond in 1780-81. In June 1781 he retired from governorship.

__//**Secretary of State**//__ : He was the first Secretary of State. He did all that the states wanted him to do, and resigned on Dec. 31 1793

__**Vice-President**__ : Jefferson started the vice-presidents job in 1796. He was the candidate of the Democratic-Republican party.

__//**Post 4**//__ : The Declaration of Independence, is the event I think proves that he is a Hero! Because if he never made the Declaration of Independence, we wouldn't have a strong government today.

__//**Post 5/6**//__ : Jefferson, Martha Wayles Skelton. "Thomas Jefferson." //The White House//. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Jan. 2010. .

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__//**Post 8**//__ :" Always take hold of things by the smooth handle. " Thomas Jefferson

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