http://www.history.com/photos/thomas-jefferson See pictures from the life and presidency of Thomas Jefferson. en Copyright 2013, History.com Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT History.com 2013-05-22T04:00:00Z en Copyright 2013, History.com http://www.history.com/photos/thomas-jefferson/photo1 On April 13, 1743, Thomas Jefferson was born in Virginia. http://www.history.com/photos/thomas-jefferson/photo1 http://www.history.com/photos/thomas-jefferson/photo2 The Declaration of Independence was largely the work of Thomas Jefferson. http://www.history.com/photos/thomas-jefferson/photo2 http://www.history.com/photos/thomas-jefferson/photo3 We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. Jefferson delivers the Declaration of Independence to the Continental Congress http://www.history.com/photos/thomas-jefferson/photo3 http://www.history.com/photos/thomas-jefferson/photo4 Jefferson was elected President in 1800 and served for two-terms. http://www.history.com/photos/thomas-jefferson/photo4 http://www.history.com/photos/thomas-jefferson/photo5 Jefferson defeated Aaron Burr in a tied race that went to Congress. This led to changes in the electoral college and on electing Vice Presidents. http://www.history.com/photos/thomas-jefferson/photo5 http://www.history.com/photos/thomas-jefferson/photo6 Thomas Jefferson signing the Louisiana Purchase papers, paying $3,750,000 for 828,000 square miles of land. http://www.history.com/photos/thomas-jefferson/photo6 http://www.history.com/photos/thomas-jefferson/photo7 This famous political cartoon lampoons the Embargo Act signed by Jefferson. It closed all ports to foreign ships and was unpopular. Ograbme is embargo spelled backwards. http://www.history.com/photos/thomas-jefferson/photo7 http://www.history.com/photos/thomas-jefferson/photo8 President James Madison Approved an Act of Congress to Purchase Thomas Jefferson's Library, later named The Library of Congress. http://www.history.com/photos/thomas-jefferson/photo8 http://www.history.com/photos/thomas-jefferson/photo9 Jefferson retired to his estate in Monticello, Virginia, but he often advised his presidential successors and helped establish the University of Virginia. He passed away in 1826. http://www.history.com/photos/thomas-jefferson/photo9 http://www.history.com/photos/thomas-jefferson/photo10 Authorized in 1934, the Jefferson Memorial was dedicated on the 200th anniversary of Jefferson's birth, April 13, 1943. http://www.history.com/photos/thomas-jefferson/photo10 http://www.history.com/photos/thomas-jefferson/photo11 Jefferson's prestige as a founding father and president led to him being immortalized on Mount Rushmore. http://www.history.com/photos/thomas-jefferson/photo11