Thomas Jefferson

By: Megan McGrory

Thomas Jefferson
            Thomas Jefferson was a great political leader during his presidency.  He served two terms of office and is noted for being the third president, writing the Declaration of Independence, and purchasing the Louisiana Territory. For example, he wrote the Declaration of Independence when he was only 33 years old. He was a very skilled writer, was extremely educated, and cared extraordinarily much about our country. Another example is that he was the third president of the United States and had to be voted upon 35 times before he gained his presidency.  This shows that Jefferson was a tough man because he didn’t give up after the fifth, tenth, or even twentieth time.  Jefferson also bought the Louisiana Territory form the French king, Napoleon, and authorized the Lewis and Clark expedition.  Jefferson had a great deal of political knowledge to get such an immense amount of land and use it so wisely. Thomas Jefferson made many great accomplishments in his life and truly helped America become a bigger, better country.