Thomas Jefferson's Accomplishments
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Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence and
third President of the United States, was the nation's greatest champion of
representative democracy and the rights of man. He was a philosopher,
educator, naturalist, politician, scientist, architect, inventor, musician,
and writer. ....
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.... The document was a direct statement to King George
III of the colonies' demand for independence. The declaration recounted the
grievances of the colonies against the British crown and declared the
colonies to be free and independent states. Since solely Jefferson wrote
it, the declaration held the essence of his ideals, and he spent the rest
of his life applying its principles to the new American government.
Jefferson's chief accomplishment as president was the Louisiana
Purchase. ....
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