Thomas Jefferson "Thomas Jefferson and the American Ideal" Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the United States. He was from Virginia and was one of the youngest men in Congress. He had only recently become involved in politics. John Adams, the delegate from Massachusetts, had years of experience. Jefferson thought it was only logical that the task of writing this important document should fall to the older, more experienced statesman. Adam's wanted Jefferson to …showed first 75 words of 685 total…

…showed last 75 words of 685 total…long and awkward. He also had very big feet. When he entered college, he obtained an interest for European architecture. He got several books with pictures of famous Italian buildings, and the more he read, the more excited he became. He became so excited, he decided to build a house of his own in America that could match the great Italian buildings magnificence. He built Monticello. Thomas Jefferson died on July 4, 1826. He was 83 years old.