Thomas Jefferson and his Charlottesville Home

Author: Sandy Collins

Thomas Jefferson and his Charlottesville Home

Jefferson was born April 13, 1743 at Shadwell in Virginia. Interesting that a man who drafted our Declaration of Independence, became our 3rd President and founded the University of Virginia decided to live in the Charlottesville Real Estate area.
Certainly he could have lived anywhere as he traveled overseas as Secretary of State and had intimate knowledge of the United States as he was the one who sent Lewis and Clark to map out the west. He had a better knowledge of the world and the Untied States than most people do today.
Jefferson built his home, Monticello within a few miles of his birth place overlooking Charlottesville and the University of Virginia. The drive to Monticello is almost a step back in time. You can imagine riding a carriage or house to the property un the hills in the Virginia countryside.

President Jefferson and His Take on Architecture

Author: Kohn Coleman
There is only one United States president to date that was so beloved by his people and such a prominent figure in the construction of his own home that he had an architectural style named after him.  President Thomas Jefferson was given this honor after being extremely involved in designing several different architectural phenomenon.

The Jeffersonian style is one like no other, though it falls somewhere between the Neo-classical and Neo-Palladianism styles.  The Jeffersonian style never spread overseas like many other styles, and was limited to a few different areas of the U.S., but it made its impact nonetheless -- several places became famous due to this style of architecture and the purpose behind them, but there are dozens more private homes that few people pay any attention to.

Declaration of Independence and Thomas Jefferson

Author: david dagan
Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776)
The United States Declaration of Independence, written byThomas Jefferson, was adopted by the Continental Congress in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The Declaration stated that the Thirteen Colonies in North America were 'Free and Independent States' and that 'all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved.'
It consists of four main parts:  (1) justification of the Declaration and presentation of the Congress intention to adopt the Declaration. (2) consice explanation of the foundations for the new government - the political philosophy at the time. (3) A bill of particulars documenting the king\'s 'repeated injuries and usurpations' of the Americans\' rights and liberties.
(4) the independence decision and signatures of the assemblies.
The main ideas were taken from John Lock and articulated by Thomas Jefferson. The revolutionary part of the Declaration is the attempt to establish the Age of Enlightenment ideas as the states foundation.  Its historic importance is a result of the fact that most of its readers accepted it as the credo of American democracy. Its universal importance is because it states the rights of humans in general, and not just Americans. 
  

Easter in the Homeschool: Homeschooling Recipes at Easter

Author: Mimi Rothschild
Welcome to The Southern Baptist Academy\'s Easter Recipe\'s page! It is our hope that you and your homeschooling family will enjoy one or many of the following Easter recipes. Enjoy!

Twin Groves: Try out these different recipes for Easter Ham. More than any other food, a plump roasted ham represents a traditional American Easter feast.

AllRecipes: Your homeschooling family may find it difficult to bite into this adorable dessert. You might have to shut your eyes.

Joy of Cooking: This fabulous Easter treat will thrill your homeschoolers with sweet carroty goodness.

Fabulous Foods: This Bunny Crisp is sure to please your home school students with its cute red licorice whiskers.

Fun Easter Activities for the Classroom

Author: Terese Evans
If you need Easter activities for the classroom, you will find that you have many different activities that you could choose. You may like to have the children create Easter crafts but there are also many other educational Easter activities that are suitable for the classroom. Many of these involve math, reading and writing so the learning doesn\'t have to stop while the kids have some Easter fun!
Easter Riddle Match
The children can be involved in preparing this Easter activity for the classroom. They can start by finding about 10-15 Easter riddles. Once they have found the riddles, each riddle is written on a separate card and each answer is written on a separate card. These cards can then be used to play a Memory style game with 2 – 4 players. The cards are spread out face down on a table. Each player has a trun at choosing two cards and turning them over. If the cards make a match, the player gets to keep the riddle they have made and have another turn. The winner will be the player who has the most pairs when all of the cards have been matched.