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Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson Born:______________________________________________________________________________ Died:______________________________________________________________________________ State Born In:_______________________________________________________________________ Party Affiliation:______________________________________________________________________ Other Political Offices Held:_____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ State Living In When Elected President:___________________________________________________ Opposition Candidate(s) During Election and Party Affiliation(s):_______________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Served as President:__________________________________________________________________ Wife:______________________________________________________________________________ Children:___________________________________________________________________________ Vice President(s):____________________________________________________________________ Secretary(ies) of State:________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Supreme Court Justices Appointed:______________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Domestic Programs Begun:_____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ International Programs Begun:__________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Notable Events During Presidency:_______________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ WriteBonnieRose.com 1 President Jefferson Timeline Write each event from the list below beside the correct year. 1768 1775 1776 1779 1783 1784 1790 1797 1801 1803 1. Elected to the House of Burgesses 2. Drafted the Declaration of Independence 3. Began term as Governor of Virginia 4. Began term as first U.S. Secretary of State 5. Went to France as Commissioner and U.S. Minister 6. Elected to the Continental Congress 7. Began term as third U.S. President 8. Elected to Congress 9. Became the second U.S. Vice President 10. Purchased the Louisiana Territory and sent Lewis and Clark to explore WriteBonnieRose.com 2 Places to Know Write the letter of the correct location beside each fact below. _____ 1. Location of the harbor where the U.S. frigate Philadelphia was destroyed during the First Barbary War _____ 2. Location of Thomas Jefferson’s inauguration _____ 3. State the duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr happened _____ 4. Location the Lewis and Clark expedition left from _____ 5. Location of the arrest of Aaron Burr after he was alleged to have conspired against the United States _____ 6. State where Jefferson served in the legislature _____ 7. County of Virginia in which Jefferson was born _____ 8. City where Jefferson attended the College of William and Mary _____ 9. Country where Jefferson served as American minister _____ 10. City where the Declaration of Independence was signed a. Virginia b. France c. Washington, D.C. d. Philadelphia e. Fort Stoddart f. Tripoli g. Albermarle h. St. Louis i. New Jersey j. Williamsburg WriteBonnieRose.com 3 Key People There were many key people during Jefferson’s life and presidency. See if you can choose the correct person for each fact listed. 1. Judge and later a signer of the Declaration whom Jefferson learned much about the law from a. John Hancock b. George Wythe c. George Clymer 2. Secretary to Thomas Jefferson and a leader of the expedition to explore the Louisiana Purchase a. William Clark b. Zebulon Pike c. Meriwether Lewis 3. Vice President under Jefferson, he later was charged with treason for a plot to begin a war with Mexico for land a. Alexander Hamilton b. Aaron Burr c. Benjamin Stoddert 4. Jefferson’s Secretary of State a. James Madison b. Caesar A. Rodney c. Samuel Dexter 5. Did not serve as either first lady or hostess of the White House during Jefferson’s term a. Martha Jefferson b. Dolley Madison c. Martha Randolph 6. Vice President under Jefferson and also under President Madison a. George Clinton b. John Breckinridge c. Elbridge Gerry 7. Emperor from whom the Louisiana Territory was purchased a. Francis II b. Napoleon c. George III 8. Army captain and a leader of the expedition to explore the Louisiana Purchase a. Meriwether Lewis b. Zebulon Pike c. William Clark 9. Jefferson’s Secretary of War a. Levi Lincoln b. Robert Smith c. Henry Dearborn 10. Father of Thomas Jefferson a. Randolph Jefferson b. Peter Jefferson c. Field Jefferson 11. President under whom Jefferson served as Secretary of State a. George Washington b. John Adams c. James Monroe WriteBonnieRose.com 4 12. Jefferson succeeded this person as the minister to France a. John Jay b. Benjamin Franklin c. Jacob Crowinshield 13. Jefferson’s grandchild who was the first child to be born in the White House a. Mary Jefferson Randolph b. Thomas Jefferson Randolph c. James Randolph 14. Leader of Tripoli who declared war on the United States a. Yusuf Karamanli b. Petar I c. John VI 15. Jefferson’s Secretary of the Treasury a. Patrick Henry b. Albert Gallatin c. William Small WriteBonnieRose.com 5 James Madison Born:______________________________________________________________________________ Died:______________________________________________________________________________ State Born In:_______________________________________________________________________ Party Affiliation:______________________________________________________________________ Other Political Offices Held:_____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ State Living In When Elected President:___________________________________________________ Opposition Candidate(s) During Election and Party Affiliation(s):_______________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Served as President:__________________________________________________________________ Wife:______________________________________________________________________________ Children:___________________________________________________________________________ Vice President(s):____________________________________________________________________ Secretary(ies) of State:________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Supreme Court Justices Appointed:______________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Domestic Programs Begun:_____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ International Programs Begun:__________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Notable Events During Presidency:_______________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ WriteBonnieRose.com 6 President Madison Timeline Write each event from the list below beside the correct year. 1776 1780 1787 1794 1801 1809 1811 1812 1816 1817 1. Married Dolley Payne Todd 2. Second national bank created 3. Inaugurated as President 4. Elected to the Virginia legislature 5. War was declared on Great Britain 6. Began serving in the Continental Congress 7. Began term as Secretary of State 8. Retired 9. Battle of Tippecanoe occurred 10. Served at the Constitutional Convention WriteBonnieRose.com 7 Terms to Know James Madison is called the “Father of the Constitution.” Write the letter of the correct term or phrase from the U.S. Constitution
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