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Thomas Jefferson's Impact On The Founding Fathers

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Mehmet Korhan
Colin Hickey
English 231
26 September 2017
The Founding Fathers
Most Americans know who the founding fathers are. But, not many know what they have done for us and how hard they have worked to be a part of the American Revolution. Subconsciously, each of these men had a great impact on the revolution that started this country. Thomas Jefferson loved education and was well known for being the true author of the Declaration of Independence and for his wisdom. Benjamin Franklin, respectfully known as a diplomat, was also known as a great inventor, printer, and writer. Thomas Paine was a spectacular journalist who is best known for his anonymous pamphlet called “Common Sense.” Through these great men, our country rose.
Thomas Jefferson played a huge role in our history. He was an extremely intelligent and noble man. Being the author of the Declaration of Independence and Americas third president, he is best known as “the man of the people” (Listabuzz). If it was not for Thomas Jefferson, this country would not be independent from England. Jefferson continued his life in the estates his father left him after he passed away and was a highly educated man who loved and cherished books. According to Listabuzz, British troops attacked the Library of Congress in 1814 and burned all of the books. Because Jefferson loved books so much, he offered to replace them with books from his own personal library. So, one year later he did what he promised and gave the library 6,587

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