Thomas Jefferson

1. Click on http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/tj3.html.  What did Thomas Jefferson write at age 33?  (5 points)
2. What was his nickname in Congress?  (5 points)
3. Summarize the “problem” of 1800. (10 points)
4. Click on http://www.pbs.org/jefferson/enlight/sstips1.htm and click on Views on Education.  Summarize Jefferson’s views on education in your own words! (10 points)
5. Click on Personal Freedom.  What were the ways Jefferson spent his time at Monticello? (10 points)
6. Click on http://www.angelfire.com/co/JeffersonBible/.  What did Jefferson hope to achieve with this work?  (10 points)
7. Click on http://etext.virginia.edu/jefferson/quotations/jeffcont.htm to read some memorable quotes from Jefferson.  Click on a quote from “The Fundamentals of Government”, a quote from “The Theory of Republican Government”, and a quote from “The Structure of Republican Government.”  Copy and paste the quote and at least one sentence reaction about its meaning.  (15 points) 
8. Go to http://www.amazon.com.  Find two books about Thomas Jefferson and summarize the thesis in a few sentences.  (10 points)
9. Click on http://libertyonline.hypermall.com/Jefferson/Autobiography.html.  How did T.J. describe his father’s education?  (5 points)
10. What were T.J.’s feelings during the Stamp Act? (5 points)
11. How did Mr. Dickinson feel about the Declaration of Independence?  (5 points)
12. Click on http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/96apr/jefferson.html.  How did Jefferson feel about Napoleon? (5 points)
13. Click on http://www.people.virginia.edu/~rjh9u/tomsally.html.  What information might help exonerate Jefferson from the charges he fathered children with his slave? (5 points)