Thomas Jefferson (A Life)
Dennis Lee Nowicki
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April 13, 1743, to a family in VA Thomas Jefferson was born on a Saturday He was one of ten children and studied what he saw He learned to speak three languages, the violin, and law At William and Mary, it was math and philosophy He became a lawyer and built a large library In '72, Tom wed Martha, 10 years, it was to be They had six children, four died young Then, sadly, so did she To Tom, the Declaration of Independence, was consigned Congress edited it, then, in '76, it was signed Tom was governor of Virginia, and minister to France The Secretary of State under Washington, then, he made an advance Thomas Jefferson, statesman, author, leader of our land His deep wisdom guided us from being good to grand In '96, Tom and John Adams for President, they ran Adams won, Tom, the VP, though, Tom did not support John's plan In 1801, Tom became president number three With the Louisiana Purchase, and Lewis and Clark, he expanded the country Tom served two terms, till 1809 as president In that time, he reduced the National debt by 30% Once he retired, Jefferson founded the U of VA He wrote Adams, and his life story, though his debts were hard to pay July fourth, 1826, Thomas Jefferson died A half century after the document he wrote became our guide Tom's legacy in founding the USA is profound He's on the nickel and two-dollar bill, so he's always around
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