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 * Jefferson's most important life accomplishment was writing the Declaration of Independence.
 * Thomas Jefferson thought that education should be available for everyone, so in turn he founded the University of Virginia in 1819.
 * Jefferson proposed the ordinance of 1784 saying that all western territories should be self-governing and that slavery will be excluded in all western territories of America after 1800.
 * Britain and France repeatedly violated American sovereignty so Jefferson decided to come up with the Embargo act to limit the number of foreign ships that came in to trade.
 * Jefferson liked classical architecture, which led to the memorial resembling the Pantheon from Rome which was built in 118-126 A.D. which was in the classical era.
 * The dedication of the Jefferson memorial was on Jefferson's 200th birthday on April 13, 1943 by dedicated by John F. Kennedy.
 * Thomas Jefferson is holding the Declaration of Independence in his left hand in his statue because he was the author of the Declaration.
 * Jefferson's 4 quotation blocks in his memorial: SW- Declaration of Independence; SE- Quotation from the Constitution; NE- Quotation about the evils of slavery; NW- Quotation about religious freedom.

Works Consulted

Borden, Morten. "Jefferson, Thomas." //Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia// . Grolier Online, 2010. Web. 27 Sept. 2010.

"Thomas Jefferson Memorial." //American Architecture// . N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2010.

Abramson, Ben. "Jefferson Memorial." //Washington Post// . N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2010

National Park Service. "Jefferson Memorial." //A National Register of Historic// //Places Travel Itinerary// . National Register of Historic Places, n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2010.

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