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Explore HISTORY Honors 250
Thomas Jefferson
Declaration of Independence
Sally Hemings
Louisiana Purchase
Lewis and Clark: A Timeline of the Extraordinary Expedition
Jefferson and Adams: Founding Frenemies
Why Thomas Jefferson’s Anti‑Slavery Passage Was Removed from the Declaration of Independence
Whose Vision of America Won Out—Hamilton’s or Jefferson’s?
Thomas Jefferson’s Complicated Relationship with Thanksgiving
Why Thomas Jefferson Rewrote the Bible Without Jesus' Miracles and Resurrection
Thomas Jefferson Signed the Insurrection Act in 1807 to Foil a Plot by Aaron Burr
How Sally Hemings and Other Enslaved People Secured Precious Pockets of Freedom
Two Presidents Died on the Same July 4: Coincidence or Something More?
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Explore the Kennedys
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Thomas Jefferson's Life and Legacy
Play Thomas Jefferson's Family
Thomas Jefferson's Family
4min
Play Jefferson Writes the Declaration of Independence
Jefferson Writes the Declaration of Independence
2min
Play Advice from the Founding Fathers: Thomas Jefferson
Advice from the Founding Fathers: Thomas Jefferson
1min
Play Thomas Jefferson's Presidential Style
Thomas Jefferson's Presidential Style
3min
Play Thomas Jefferson Meets John Adams
Thomas Jefferson Meets John Adams
2min
Play How Thomas Jefferson Cancelled the State of the Union
How Thomas Jefferson Cancelled the State of the Union
1min
Play Jefferson's Pursuit of Knowledge
Jefferson's Pursuit of Knowledge
3min
Play Jefferson Builds Monticello
Jefferson Builds Monticello
3min
Play The Death of Thomas Jefferson
The Death of Thomas Jefferson
2min
Play Thomas Jefferson in Paris
Thomas Jefferson in Paris
1min
Play Jefferson Challenges the King
Jefferson Challenges the King
2min
Play Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Purchase
1min
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