Jefferson+and+Madison

=__Thomas Jefferson:__= Thomas Jefferson was the third president who was born in Virginia in 1743. Jefferson was the author of the Decleration of Independence and the statue of Virginia for religious freedom. Jeffersons father was a sucessful planter and surveyor and he inherited alot of land from his father. On this land they built the Monticello and Jefferson got married to Martha Skelton in which they had 6 children. In 1800 Jefferson was elected president after beating John Adams by three electoral votes. Some achievement made were the Louisiana Purchase, and his support of Lewis and Clarks Expedition. In the year 1809 Jefferson was no longer president after James Maidson had been elected and he died on July 4, 1926.

=__﻿James Madison/Dolley Madison:__= James Madison was the fourth president who was born in Virginia. He brought the first lady along with him to the house unlike the president before him her name was Dolley Madison. James Madison was the first president to ask congress for a Decleration of War, the war was known as the war of 1812. During this war British soldiers came to Washington and burnt the Whitehouse down but Dolley stayed and saved some valuable item in the Whitehouse before departing the Whitehouse.

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