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• A capable and versatile man • “He probably knew more that
any other man of his age.”
– A statesman – A writer – A diplomat – A political thinker – An expert in agriculture,
Cultural Notes America’s Founding Fae third president of the U. S.
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Thomas Jefferson
Lessons from Jefferson
• The author of the Declaration of Independence.
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Who was Thomas Jefferson? What do you know about him?
• Thomas Jefferson
• 托马斯·杰斐逊
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Cultural Notes The Declaration of Independence
In April 1775, colonists in Massachusetts took up arms against British troops. The American Revolution had begun. The following year, the Continental Congress in Philadelphia asked Jefferson to write a document declaring America's independence from Britain.
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• Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) is best remembered as a great President and as the author of the Declaration of Independence.
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The Continental Congress approved Jefferson's work with few changes. The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776. The bonds that tied the colonies to Britain were broken.
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Lessons from Jefferson
• One of the Founding Fathers of the United States
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archeology, and medicine.
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Cultural Notes The Declaration of Independence
• The American Revolution • The Continental Congress • America's independence • unalienable human rights
Jefferson wanted the reasons for America's independence stated clearly so the world would understand. He wrote "all men are created equal," with rights to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Governments are created to secure people's rights. The people could change a government that no longer protected their rights.
• 我们认为下述真理是不言而喻 的：人人生而平等，造物主赋 予他们若干不可剥夺的权利， 其中包括生存权、自由权和追 求幸福的权利。
the most famous quote from the Declaration of Independence
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Cultural Notes The Declaration of Independence
• "We hold these truths to be selfevident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
