... his position as a leading planter, Jefferson was expected to take part in the colonial government, and with that notion he was elected into the Virginia House of Burgesses and the Continental Congress, he contributed his pen rather than his voice to the patriot cause. As the "silent member" of the Congress, ... home in Virginia. Jefferson was a great asset to our country and a true patriot, yet I would like to focus on the life that he lived at his house on the hill, in which he designed and built, called "Monticello", meaning "little mountain" in Italian. When Jefferson married, Martha...

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• Approx Pages: 9
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• Grade Level: High School

... all of ages and sexes. Women usually worked in the home, cooking and cleaning, whereas men were sent out into the plantations to farm. Young girls usually helped in the house. Young boys would help in the farm by bailing hay and loading wagons with crops. The following essay shall discuss the background of Thomas Jefferson, his romances with his slaves ... ...

• Word Count: 1499
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... all of ages and sexes. Women usually worked in the home, cooking and cleaning, whereas men were sent out into the plantations to farm. Young girls usually helped in the house. Young boys would help in the farm by bailing hay and loading wagons with crops. The following essay shall discuss the background of Thomas Jefferson, his romances with his slaves ... ...

• Word Count: 1502
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate