Jefferson laid the foundation of government. ... Thomas threw himself into lawmaking but this time it was for the national government. Within the two years that he was working for the government he wrote what some would consider the most meaningful state papers ever written. ... On Government for the Western Territory, the basic document for the growth of the United States. 2. ... In 1804 Jefferson was elected to serve another term. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

During this time he worked for several different print shops. 1724 - Traveled to London; employed as a printer there 1727 - Established a debating group, the Junto, in Philadelphia 1728 - Set up own printing business in Philadelphia 4. ... Due to the debate groups (Junto) need for books he started the Library Company of Philadelphia. 1732 - Began publication of Poor Richard's Almanac 1736-51 - Served as clerk of the Pennsylvania Assembly 1743 - Founded the American Philosophical Society 1748 - Retired from the printing business 1751 - Experiments and Observations on Elect...

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John Ferling helps us better understand the lives that these men led when they weren't fighting for independence or working hard to establish a lasting government. ... Washington, however, continued to obey the weak and divided Continental Congress, but never ceased to work for the union of the states under a strong central government. ... In 1776 John Adams served on the same committee as Thomas Jefferson to write the Declaration of Independence. ... Finally after close to three years of war Jefferson came out to serve as governor of Virginia in 1779. ... Their passion for independence a...

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He set up the first city delivery system and dead-mail office. ... This plan tried to bring together the thirteen colonies into one general government. ... He finally gave up arguing with them altogether one day in 1774 when he was called before the British government to explain his activities in America's behalf. He stood before the government's Privy Council for two hours. ... For the next two years, he served as president of the executive council of Pennsylvania. ...

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A revolution was born; "a violent attempt...to end the rule of one government and start a new one"" (Revolution). ... The British government needed money after their devastating loses and being left with large amounts of debt (Greene) so they taxed who ever they could. ... The acts were so serve that the colonist had no choice but to obey (Archives). ... It was the last chance they had to ensure their stance and the last gathering before the shoot that was heard around the world was set up. ... "The Declaration of Independence the document not only declared America independent from Britain...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School