Thomas Jefferson 

Words to Know:

founding father- one of the men who wrote the US Constitution in 1787

Declaration of Independence- a document that tells why the colonists wanted freedom from England 

lawyer- a person who studies the law and helps people understand the law

plantation- a large area of land on which crops are grown and harvested by workers who live on the land

colony- an area of land under political control of another country 

Revolutionary War- a war fought in the United States to become free from England

laws- a group of rules which a community must follow

inspire- to fill someone with the desire to feel or do something special and unique