Vice President of the United StatesSecond-highest constitutional office in the USThe vice president of the United States (VPOTUS, VP, or informally veep) is the second-highest office in the executive branch of the U.S. federal government, after the president of the United States, and ranks first in the presidential line of succession. The vice president is also an officer in the legislative branch, as the president of the Senate.
Presidency of Thomas JeffersonPersonalEarly life and careerReligious viewsEducationSlaveryHemings controversyDeclaration of IndependenceCommittee of FiveNotes on the State of VirginiaUniversity of Virginia2nd Vice President of the United StatesInaugurationTenureAdams administration3rd President of the United StatesPresidencytimelineInaugurations firstsecondJudicial appointmentsTenureJeffersonian democracyTwelfth AmendmentMilitary Peace Establishment ActYazoo land scandalLouisiana PurchaseFirst Barbary WarBurr–Hamilton duelBurr conspiracyNative American relationsAct Prohibiting Importation of SlavesChesapeake–Leopard affairEmbargo ActElectoral historyPresidential 179618001804Gubernatorial 1779 Virginia1780 VirginiaLegacyBibliographyCultural depictionsLegacyMemorialsMonticelloPaintingsThomas Jefferson's tenure as the third president of the United States began on March 4, 1801, and ended on March 4, 1809.
President of the United StatesThe president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces. The power of the presidency has grown since the first president, George Washington, took office in 1789.
Ohio RiverMajor river in the Eastern United StatesThe Ohio River (Seneca: Ohi:yo') is a 981-mile-long (1,579 km) river in the United States. It begins in the Northeast and serves as the boundary between the Midwestern and Southern United States, flowing in a southwesterly direction from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to its mouth on the Mississippi River at Cairo, Illinois.
Thomas JeffersonFounding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809Personal detailsBorn(1743-04-13)April 13, 1743Shadwell Plantation, Virginia, British AmericaDiedJuly 4, 1826(1826-07-04) (aged 83)Monticello, Virginia, U.S.Resting placeMonticello, Virginia, U.S.PartyDemocratic-RepublicanSpouseMartha Wayles (m. 1772; died 1782)Children6 with Martha Wayles, including: Martha Jefferson RandolphMary Jefferson EppesUp to 6 with Sally Hemings, including: Madison HemingsEston HemingsParentsPeter JeffersonJane RandolphEducationCollege of William & MaryOccupationPoliticianLawyerBook CollectorSignatureMilitary serviceAllegianceUnited StatesBranch/serviceVirginia militiaYears of service1775–1776RankColonelUnitAlbemarle County MilitiaBattles/warsAmerican Revolutionary WarPhilosophical workEraAge of EnlightenmentRegionWestern philosophyAmerican philosophySchoolClassical liberalismDeismInstitutionsAmerican Philosophical SocietyMain interestsClassical HistoryTheologyPhilosophyPhilologyMathematicsEngineeringArchitectureBook CollectingClassical MusicNotable worksDeclaration of Independence (1776)Notes on Virginia (1785)Jefferson's Manual (1801)Jefferson Bible (1820)Notable ideasSee listAll men are created equalEmpire of LibertyEntangling alliancesJeffersonian democracyLife, Liberty and the pursuit of HappinessNatural aristocracySeparation of church and stateStrict constructionismWard republicViews on educationViews on Native AmericansViews on slaveryViews on religionThomas Jefferson (April 13[O.S. April 2], 1743 – July 4, 1826) was a Founding Father and the third president of the United States, serving from 1801 to 1809.
United States ArmyLand service branch of the U.S. militaryMilitary unitThe United States Army (U.S. Army) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is designated as the army of the United States in the United States Constitution. As a part of the United States Department of Defense, it is one of the six armed forces of the United States and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States.
Southwest TerritoryThe Territory South of the River Ohio, commonly known as the Southwest Territory or the Old Southwest Territory, was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 26, 1790, until June 1, 1796, when Tennessee was admitted to the Union as its 16th state.
TennesseeU.S. stateState in the United StatesTennessee ( , locally ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina to the east, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south, Arkansas to the southwest, and Missouri to the northwest. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states.
KentuckyU.S. stateState in the United StatesKentucky (US: , UK: ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the northeast, Virginia to the east, Tennessee to the south, and Missouri to the west. Its northern border is defined by the Ohio River. Its capital is Frankfort and its most populous city is Louisville.
Aaron BurrAaron Burr Jr. (February 6, 1756 – September 14, 1836) was an American politician, businessman, and lawyer who served as the third vice president of the United States from 1801 to 1805, during Thomas Jefferson's first presidential term.
CabalA cabal is a group of people who are united in some close design, usually to promote their private views or interests in an ideology, a state, or another community, often by and usually without the knowledge of those who are outside their group. The use of this term usually carries negative connotations of political purpose, conspiracy and secrecy. It can also refer to a secret plot or a clique, or it may be used as a verb (to form a cabal or secretly conspire).
Planter classThe planter class was a racial and socioeconomic class which emerged in the Americas during European colonization in the early modern period. Members of the class, most of whom were settlers of European descent, consisted of individuals who owned or were financially connected to plantations, large-scale farms devoted to the production of cash crops in high demand across Europe and America.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.