The Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in St. Louis, USA, features the Gateway Arch, Old Courthouse, and Museum of Westward Expansion. It commemorates Thomas Jefferson’s efforts to expand the western US and honors pioneers, Native Americans, and freedom fighters. The Gateway Arch, designed by Eero Saarinen, is 630 feet tall and offers a tram ride to […]
Jefferson Island is a protruding salt dome in Louisiana, along with four other similar structures. They were formed through the slow evaporation of the ocean and have rich deposits of salt, oil, and gas. Jefferson Island was purchased by actor Joseph Jefferson in 1869 and has a mansion on the National Register of Historic Places. […]
The US Constitution has been amended 27 times, with the first ten amendments known as the Bill of Rights. Thomas Jefferson suggested regular updates to reflect societal changes. The Articles of Confederation was the first constitution for the US. The United States Constitution has been amended 27 times since it was ratified in 1788. The […]
Thomas Jefferson was the third US president, author of the Declaration of Independence, and founder of the Jeffersonian Republican Party. He was born in Virginia, received an excellent education, and served in various political positions. He married and had children, but also fathered children with his slave Sally Hemings. He served as Secretary of State […]
