My American Hero

My American Hero by Emma Holmes

Emma Had to do a report about a American hero and this is what we did it on she did not get her grade on it yet. We loved working on it together
1. My American hero is Thomas Jefferson he was born at Albemarle County, Virgin. Mr. Jefferson was a musician, artist, architect, mathematicians and 3rd president of the United States.
2. My American hero childhood was very interesting. His first childhood memory was of horseback riding, with a slave, into Virginia wildness at the age of three. He was born on his father’s plantation called “Shadwell”. He was oldest of five siblings. He also eventually learned to speak 6 languages. His Father was his teacher and along with his mother he learned the importance of serving others.
3. When Thomas Jefferson was 17 he entered college and studied law. He married and studied law. He built a home called “Monticello”. Not long after “Monticello” was built his wife dies. His wife died 19 years before he became President, so there was no “First Lady”. He had two daughters that served as hostesses. Thomas Jefferson died 50 years to the day after the adoption of “Declaration Independence”.
4. Thomas Jefferson was the 3rd President of the United States. They have a Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in St. Louis Missouri