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Thomas Jefferson
John KuklaAmy Kukla
其他書名
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
出版The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc, 2004-08-15
主題Juvenile Nonfiction / General
ISBN14042265599781404226555
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=pepPTosmx7oC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋As a lawyer, Thomas Jefferson was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses and sent to the Second Continental Congress. He supported America's independence from Britain. Though he drafted America's egalitarian Declaration of Independence, Jefferson maintained his Monticello plantation with slave labor. As the nation's first secretary of state and third president he advocated the rights of individuals. During his presidency, the $15 million purchase of the Louisiana Territory doubled the size of America's landholdings.