Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States was born on April 13, 1734. His parents, Peter and Jane Randolph Jefferson, lived in central Virginia. Their house was on a farm they called Shadwell. It was about five miles east of the town of Charlottesville.         In 1760 Thomas Jefferson entered college. Thomas studied hard and quickly mastered difficult subjects such as grammar, physics, and calculus. In about two years of college he learned everything you could know …showed first 75 words of 1363 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1363 total…but destroyed. Even former President John Adams, who hated Republicans, voted for Jefferson.         By the end of 1807, President Thomas Jefferson announced that he would follow the example of George Washington and not seek a third term. The administration of one of America¹s greatest presidents had come to an end.          REFERENCES 1.         Hargrove, Jim (1986). Thomas Jefferson. Chicago : Children's Press 2.         Mapp, Alf J. (1991). Thomas Jefferson Passionate Pilgrim. Maryland: Madison Books 3.         Burns, Roger(1986). Thomas Jefferson. Chelsea House Publishers