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Declaration Of Independence: Was Thomas Jefferson A Hero?
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I. Introduction A. March 4, 1801 to March 4, 1809 1. He was a hero because he wrote the Declaration of Independence. 2. He made the Louisiana Purchase for 15 million dollars and doubled the size of the country. B. Background Information/Major points 1. He was a Hypocrite and tried to make slavery illegal while owning 500 slaves 2. He had an affair with one of his slaves. c. Thesis 1. Thomas Jefferson was a hero because he wrote the declaration of Independence and made the Louisiana Purchase which doubled the size of the United States but he was a hypocrite because tried to make slavery illegal while owning 500 slaves.

II. Declaration of Independence A. Independence from Britain 1.
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