A biography of the life and career of Thomas Jefferson.
This paper evaluates the life of Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence and organizer of the Committee of Correspondence, who provided the impetus for the different colonies to work together in a common cause during the Revolution. It examines how his role in progression of events that led to the American Revolutionary War was pivotal. It also discusses how during his lifetime he received recognition as a scientist and inventor, musician, and architect. He was in favor of public education and founded the University of Virginia, and was staunchly in favor of religious freedom.
“The English authorities responded by closing Boston Harbor, which meant that the colonists could get no needed supplies at all. They were facing real hardship and privation (Coates, 1997). To Thomas Jefferson, this disagreement was one of tyranny versus freedom. The House of Burgesses was in session when Jefferson heard about the events in Boston. That very night he began organizing private meetings so Virginia could decide how to respond to these events (Coates, 1997). He persuaded fellow influential Virginians to help organize a “day of mourning” on June 1, 1774. All business was shut down. England used its colonies to make itself wealthier, and this new action impacting income angered English leaders.”