Thomas Jefferson was a contradictory character ... In 1776, as a Virginia delegate to the Second Continental Congress, he composed the Declaration of Independence, which exposed a contradiction ...

James Madison suggested the idea of developing a congressional library at the new capital Washington City. Before that, the ...

Of all his writings, Thomas Jefferson's most famous and far-reaching ... When the document was presented to the Continental Congress on July 1, 1776, both northern and southern slaveholding ...

Jefferson’s sentiments reflected the prevailing mood of a sizable majority of the country at the dawn of the 19th century: A ...

The narrative highlights his tenure as the second governor ... Keywords Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence, American Revolution, Continental Congress, Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and ...