A Bill for the More General Diffusion of Knowledge
Jefferson's "Bill for the More General Diffusion of Knowledge" was his most enduring work on the subject of education.
Articles on Jefferson's political career and public life.
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Jefferson's "Bill for the More General Diffusion of Knowledge" was his most enduring work on the subject of education.
Thomas Jefferson had an enemy in Alexander Hamilton, a frenemy in John Adams, and his BFF in James Madison.
Aaron Burr was a controversial Founding Father, best known for his rivalries with both Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton, losing the Presidency to the former and killing the latter in a duel.
The Swiss immigrant who orchestrated Jefferson's presidential election, served as Secretary of the Treasury longer than anyone, and provided sage guidance to four presidents.
Founded by John Jacob Astor with Jefferson's support, Fort Astoria, Oregon was the first American settlement west of the Rockies.
Thomas Jefferson was likely the chief architect of Bill 64 that aimed to end capital punishment for most crimes but also included a revolting principle.
Caesar Augustus Rodney, nephew of Founding Father Caesar Rodney, was a Delaware lawyer and politician whom Jefferson appointed as the Attorney General of the United States in 1807.
David Stone was a Democratic Republican lawyer, legislator, and judge from North Carolina who supported President Jefferson's policies.
De Witt Clinton was a state legislator, U.S. senator, and governor of New York. As governor, he oversaw construction of the Erie Canal, a project Jefferson greatly admired.
Jefferson supported the creation John Trumbull's masterpiece, “The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America, July 4th, 1776,” and displayed a copy of it at Monticello
Thomas Jefferson held periodic dinners at the President's House in Washington to build relationships with political allies and opponents often using the events as a tool to gain political ends.
President Jefferson's dinners with legislators, administrators, diplomats, and European philosophers were unprecedented in their frequency and bountiful elegance.
During his tenure as U.S. President, Thomas Jefferson promoted a style of dinner etiquette that was much more informal than the style exercised by his two predecessors.
Why the Virginia Statute for Establishing Religious Freedom is the key to political freedom and free thought.
Edmond-Charles Genêt, a French diplomat, nearly brought the United States back into war with Great Britain and other enemies of Revolutionary France.
Edward Coles was a private secretary to James Madison and an abolitionist who directly challenged Thomas Jefferson on the subject of slavery.
Jefferson owned a commemorative medal of Commodore Edward Preble made to honoe his successful attack on Tripoli during the fall of 1804.
The presidential election of 1800 pitted Thomas Jefferson against incumbent John Adams and is still one of the most controversial elections in American history.
President Thomas Jefferson and his running mate, New York Governor George Clinton, won the nation's fifth election by an electoral landslide.
The Elementary School Act, Thomas Jefferson's "Bill for Establishing Elementary Schools," was proposed legislation that was never officially adopted.
What was the Embargo Act of 1807? Learn about how President Jefferson used an embargo as a method of asserting American rights after a British warship attacked the USS Chesapeake.
Find out whether Thomas Jefferson personally executed a prisoner for treason on the lawn of the White House.
Jefferson was in Paris on July 14, 1789 during the storming of the Bastille and visited the site in the days after.
In 1803, Jefferson used military force against the North African "Barbary state" of Tripoli, whose privateers had been capturing American ships.