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The legacy of Thomas Jefferson is alive today. He strove for liberty and justice for mankind. His early years shaped him into one of the leading minds of colonial America. His story is one of a self-made man, and proves what dedication and the thirst for knowledge and truth can lead to. Thomas Jefferson was a major force in the founding of the United States of America.
Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743 at Shawdell to Peter and Jane Randolph Jefferson. (Bernstein 1-2) He was one of six children, with two older sisters, two younger sisters, and a younger brother. (Bernstein 2) There is not much information on his childhood years, with only family traditions to gather information from. (Bernstein 2) We do know that he could play the violin by the age of nine, and accompanied his older sister often. (Bernstein 3) His early years of education were spent at home under a private tutor. When he was nine, his father enrolled him in a local private school run by the Rev.......

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