President Thomas Jefferson

The Window on America center Dnipropetrovsk (Ukraine) prepared a Portrait Display of books about the President Thomas Jefferson. The display was presented to the Gabfest Club members to mark the 270th anniversary of the America’s third president who was born in April.

A slide show about the legacy of Mr. Jefferson was demonstrated to the group.  Basic facts about him from “American History homework” were presented:

-  participation in the  committee to write a document declaring independence for the 13 colonies. Jefferson, a skilled writer, was the principal author of the Declaration. Very few changes were made to this document. The club members were particularly impressed by the words about the pursuit of happiness as an unalienable right of people;

-  the Louisiana Purchase. In 1803 the United States bought the Louisiana Territory from the French Emperor Napoleon. The territory had been named for King Louis XIV of France.  The territory of 828 000 square miles was bought for 3 cents an acre.

The   club members interested in the personality of the America’s third president were offered numerous sources about his life.

The session was very informative.

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