Timeline for kids about thomas jefferson

1743Thomas Jefferson is born.

Thomas Jefferson is born on April 13, 1743 at Shadwell plantation in Virginia. When Tom is 3, his family moves 70 miles away to Tuckahoe plantation to care for relatives. 1752Tom goes to school with Reverend William Douglas (About 1752).

Tom learns to read at an early age. By age 6 he has read his father's entire 20 volume library. When Tom turns 9, his father sends him to Reverend William Douglas from whom he learns Latin, Greek, and French. 1757Tom's father dies.

When Tom is 14, his father dies. He is left land, animals, and slaves, but he can't receive them until he is 21. Tom goes to school with Reverend James Maury. He enjoys reading from Maury's 400 book library. 1760Tom goes to the college.

Tom enters the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg in 1760. He meets Dr. William Small, a teacher, George Wythe, a lawyer, and acting governor Francis Fauquier, who influence his views about science and politic