... House of Delegates. 1779-81 Served as Governor of Virginia 1782 Wife died. First house finished. 1783 Elected delegate to Congress 1784-89 In France as Commissioner & Minister 1787 Published Notes on the State of Virginia 1790-93 Served as first U.S. Secretary of State. PUBLIC LIFE PRIVATE LIFE 1794 Freed slave Robert Hemings. 1796 Freed slave James Hemings. 1797-1801 Served as ... , two survived to adulthood v Typically owned 150-200 slaves, freed two while he was alive, five in his will, didn't pursue two others when they ran away (seven he did free were all skilled tradesmen) v Had an...

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... research. Jefferson invented a decoding device, a lap desk, and an improved type of moldboard plow. His collection of more than 6,400 books became a major part of the Library of Congress. Jefferson revised Virginia's laws and founded its state university. He developed the decimal system ... Christianity." He favored a new religion founded in nature and fulfilled by direct, mystical intuition of God, and opposed formal Christianity's emphasis on ritual. Emerson's next two books, Essays (1841 and 1844), contain much of his most enduring prose. In "Compensation," "Spiritual Laws," and "The ...

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... through the southern state borders. Guided north by the stars and singing traditional songs like "Follow the Drinking Gourd," most runaways traveled at night on foot and took advantage of the natural protections offered by swamps, bayous, forests, and waterways. Others who escaped from the South traveled into the ... western territories and Mexico. Some runaways reached Baltimore and New Orleans they blended right into the free black population. There was also the underground rail road a secret organization There wore other ways for blacks to get their freedom besides running away ... wa...

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