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