美国文学ThomasJefferson托马斯杰斐逊简短介绍introduction.pptxVIP

;Thomas Jefferson -- author of the Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, third president of the United States, and founder of the University of Virginia -- voiced the aspirations of a new America as no other individual of his era. As a public official, historian, philosopher, and plantation owner, he served his country for over five decades.;His family;Major deeds;;In June 1779,Jefferson was elected governor of Virginia. In 1785 he became minister to France. As the first secretary of state in Washington’s cabinet. Jefferson became vice-president in 1796. He became president in 1800. ;In the?final?17?years?of?his?life, Jefferson’s?major?accomplishment?was?the? founding?(1819)?of?the?University?of?Virginia. On July 4 , 1826 , the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence , Jefferson died at Monticello. ;His achievement;During his presidency include the Louisiana Purchase (1803) and the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–1806). As a political philosopher, Jefferson was a man of the Enlightenment, the cofounder and leader of the Democratic-Republican Party, which dominated American politics for 25 years. ;A polymath博学者, Jefferson achieved distinction as, among other things, a horticulturist, political leader, architect, archaeologist考古学家, paleontologist古生物学 , inventor, and so on. ;;Wren Building (rear), College of William Mary where Jefferson studied;House of Burgesses in Williamsburg, Virginia, where Jefferson served 1769–1775;Jeffersons home Monticello;Governors Palace, Governor Jeffersons residence in Williamsburg;Independence Hall Assembly Room where Jefferson served in Congress;The University of Virginia, Jeffersons Academical Village;Mount Rushmore National Memorial;Jefferson Memorial, Washington, D.C.;Jeffersons gravesite;Thanks for watching