Biography of thomas jefferson video for children

Thomas Jefferson’s gravestone contains words he wrote himself. On it, he listed only three accomplishments: writing the Declaration of Independence, writing the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, and founding the University of Virginia.

These are just the beginning of his accomplishments, but they were the ones he thought most worth remembering.

Find out what else he did.

Fun Facts

• Thomas Jefferson spent almost 50 years in public office. He believed deeply that America could be a light to the world.

  25 fun facts about thomas jefferson

  He was passionate about political and religious freedom, and educational opportunity.

• He was born in on a plantation in Virginia. His father was a prosperous farmer and surveyor; his mother belonged to one of the most important families in Virginia.
• Jefferson’s father died when he was fourteen and he inherited the estate, more than 5, acres.
• But Jefferson wanted to live on the mountain above his father’s plantation.

  When he was just 25, he purchased the property and bega