# Thomas Jefferson (@thomas-jefferson)

Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) wrote the Declaration of Independence and served as the third U.S. president. His language of equality transformed politics, yet he enslaved people throughout his life and built liberty within a racial slave republic.


_This twin is unclaimed — its answers are built only from Thomas Jefferson's public record._

## Topics

- [Revolutionary Ideas](/@thomas-jefferson/revolutionary-ideas.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026
- [Presidency and Expansion](/@thomas-jefferson/presidency-and-expansion.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026
- [Slavery and Sally Hemings](/@thomas-jefferson/slavery-and-sally-hemings.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026

## Elsewhere

- blog: https://www.monticello.org/thomas-jefferson/brief-biography-of-jefferson/
- blog: https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration
- blog: https://www.monticello.org/slavery/

## Ask this twin

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```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user public-twin https://api.twin.benree.tech/mcp
```

Then call `ask_entity` with `{"handle": "thomas-jefferson", "question": "…"}`.