Thomas Jefferson Internet Assignment
Name____________________ Period____
Go to: www.monticello.org
Click on: “Jefferson”
Click on: “Brief Biography”
Answer the following questions:
1. According to the website, how long did Jefferson live? (Yes, you will have to do some math.)
2. Describe Jefferson’s parents, and his upbringing.
3. Prior to Jefferson’s national political status, what did he do for a living?
4. According to the website, what ideas did he emphasize in the Declaration of Independence?
5. What are Jefferson’s most notable achievements as president?
6. After his presidency, which project did he undertake? From this, what can you conclude about Jefferson?
7. What three achievements are listed on Jefferson’s tombstone?
Click on: “A Day in the Life”
Click on: “I rise with the sun”
8. In a short paragraph, describe Jefferson’s morning routine.
Click on: “Dinner is served”
9. What were some of Jefferson’s favorite things to eat and drink?
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Click on: “Quotations” search “little rebellion”
10. What were Jefferson’s views on rebellion? (Do this in your own words.)
Search “I cannot live without books”
11. To whom was Jefferson writing when he wrote this statement?
New category – click on: “Jefferson and the Lewis & Clark Expedition”
Click on: “Origins of the Expedition”
12. In his confidential letter to Congress, how much money does Pres. Jefferson ask for the Lewis & Clark Expedition?
Click on: “Preparing for the Expedition”
13. Jefferson selects Meriwether Lewis to lead the expedition. Describe Lewis’ background.
Click on: “The Louisiana Purchase”
14. From whom did we purchase the Louisiana Territory? Why did they sell it to us? What was the final price tag?
Click on: “Plantation & Slavery” (at the top), then click on: “Jefferson & Sally Hemmings” (scroll to the bottom)
15. What is the controversy surrounding Sally Hemmings and Thomas Jefferson? What have historians concluded?
What evidence supports this conclusion?
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