Thomas Jefferson one of the American President of the past was
born in Virginia in 1743. When he was 14 years old, his father
died and the young boy was left to choose for himself what to do.
Jefferson studied literature and languages. He also studied to be
a lawyer, and later he wrote many of the Virginia laws. One of
the laws for which he worked very much was a law to allow many
child to go to school free. Schools in America were only for the
children whose parents were rich. When Jefferson was still a
young man he was one of those who wanted freedom from England.
His most outstanding archivment was as chief author of the
Declaration of Independence, a statement of human rights and
liberties. It was read to the happy people on the 4th of July,
1776. Jefferson also drew up the constitution for his state,
Virginia, and served as its governor. He was sent to France as
the foreign minister of the United States of America and