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Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson was one of the most influential people in American history. He is most notably recognized for writing the Declaration of Independence. Though this is a great accomplishment it is not his only one. A few of his other accomplishments include being vice president under John Adams, becoming the third president of the United States, the wartime governor of Virginia, minister to France, and Secretary of State under George Washington.
In June 1779, Jefferson was elected governor of Virginia. His political enemies criticized his performance as war governor harshly. He was charged with failure to provide adequate defense at Richmond in 1780 and 1781, although he knew a British invasion was clearly about to happen. In June of 1781 he retired from the governorship. The Virginia assembly later decided that an investigation needed to be made into the conduct of Jefferson's actions while he was governor. The assembly found that Jefferson was not responsible......


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