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University of Virginia

University of Virginia: A View of the Rights of British America

For Students 9th - 10th
Before writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson made his views known through "A Summary View of the Rights of British America" and other essays. This essay discusses the historical roots of independence and inalienable...
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University of Maryland

Early Americas Digital Archive: Copy of a Letter From Benjamin Banneker

For Students 9th - 10th
A letter from Benjamin Banneker to Thomas Jefferson on the injustice of slavers along with a reply from Jefferson back to Banneker.
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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: Election of 1800

For Students 9th - 10th
Online resource that provides detailed electoral data for the presidential election of 1800 won by Thomas Jefferson.
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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: Election of 1804

For Students 9th - 10th
Online resource that provides detailed electoral data for the presidential election of 1804 won by Thomas Jefferson.
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University of Virginia

Muse and Confidante: The Muse and the Salon

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a short biography on artist Maria Cosway. The site also contains her self-portrait, some of her paintings, and an original source document of a (unlegible) letter to Thomas Jefferson, whom she was rumored to have an...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: A New National Capital: Washington, d.c.

For Students 5th - 8th
John Adams was the first president to reside in the President's House in the new capital Washington, D.C. Thomas Jefferson was the first president to be inaugurated there. Read about how this swampy area became the location of the...
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Handout
University of Virginia Library

Prism: Notes on the State of Virginia

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Read the complete text of Thomas Jefferson's "Notes on the State of Virginia" and highlight rhetoric in blue, orientalism in red, and social Darwinism in green. When finished, click save to see how...
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270 To Win

270towin: 1804 Presidential Election

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1804 easily won by Thomas Jefferson in the first presidential election conducted following the ratification of the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
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270 To Win

270towin: 1800 Presidential Election

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1800 in a bitter battle won by Thomas Jefferson who defeated incumbent president John Adams.
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Curated OER

The Jefferson Memorial

For Students 9th - 10th
One-page website includes a brief paragraph on Thomas Jefferson, a chronology of his life and a paragraph on the Memorial.
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Activity
Ibis Communications

Eyewitness to History: Writing the Declaration of Independence

For Students 9th - 10th
An article about the Declaration of Independence which covers the selection of the Committee of Five, Jefferson's writing, the presentation to Congress for approval, the problems in drafting, and the final changes which were made....
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eBook
US Army Center

U.s. Army Center of Military History: Henry Dearborn

For Students 9th - 10th
Short biography of Henry Dearborn, Jefferson's first Secretary of War, from the 1992 version of the Secretaries of War and Secretaries of the Army book.
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Internet Infidels

Infidels: Life and Moral of Jesus of Nazareth

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has text from the Bible on the life and moral of Jesus, written by President Jefferson.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Martha Jefferson

For Students 9th - 10th
The wife of Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States. She never held the position of First Lady of the United States because she died before Thomas Jefferson ever made it in to office.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Thomas Jefferson

For Students 9th - 10th
(1743-1826) US President 1801-1809
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Thomas Jefferson

For Students 9th - 10th
(1743-1826) US President 1801-1809
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Thomas Jefferson

For Students 9th - 10th
(1743-1826) US President 1801-1809
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Thomas Jefferson

For Students 9th - 10th
(1743-1826) Third President of the United States 1801-1809. Wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Thomas Jefferson

For Students 9th - 10th
(1743-1826) Third President of the United States 1801-1809. Wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Thomas Jefferson

For Students 9th - 10th
(1743-1826) Third President of the United States 1801-1809. Wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence
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Handout
University of Groningen

American History: Essays: Central Banking in the United States

For Students 9th - 10th
This essay gives a background to understand the controversy surrounding the creation of a central bank in the United States.
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Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: Reading Passages: Internet Safety

For Students 3rd - 5th
Read and fill in the blanks of this passage explaining Internet safety. Each blank has a dropdown menu with choices. When you finish, click CHECK MY ANSWERS. If you pick a wrong answer, the right answer will be displayed along with your...
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Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: Reading Passages: Microscope

For Students 3rd - 5th
Read and fill in the blanks of this passage discussing the invention of microscopes. Each blank has a dropdown menu with choices. When you finish, click CHECK MY ANSWERS. If you pick a wrong answer, the right answer will be displayed...
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Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: Reading Passages: Disecting and Compound Microscopes

For Students 9th - 10th
Read and fill in the blanks on these pictures of microscopes with the correct part names. Each blank has a dropdown menu with choices. When you finish, click CHECK MY ANSWERS. If you pick a wrong answer, the right answer will be...

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