THOMAS JEFFERSON was born on April 13 1743 in a four room wooden house in Virginia At that time Virginia Virginia was one of the thirteen American colonies that belonged belonged to England Thomas was the third of ten children He was tall and had red hair and freckles
Young Thomas was curious and always eager to learn He learned to hunt from his father He learned how to plow weave and shoe a horse Thomas made friends with Indians living nearby and learned from them too
