Learning Resources

Info Sheets

Brief Biography of Thomas Jefferson Add to Favorites
Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence Add to Favorites
Thomas Jefferson: President of the United States Add to Favorites
FAQ Monticello Architecture Add to Favorites
Joseph Fossett, an enslaved blacksmith Add to Favorites
Anne (Ann) Cary Randolph Bankhead, Jefferson's granddaughter Add to Favorites
Benjamin Franklin Randolph, Jefferson's grandson Add to Favorites
Burwell Colbert, an enslaved butler Add to Favorites
Cornelia Jefferson Randolph, Jefferson's granddaughter Add to Favorites
Design and Gadgets Add to Favorites
Edith Hern Fossett, an enslaved cook Add to Favorites
Ellen Wayles Randolph Coolidge, Jefferson's granddaughter Add to Favorites
Enslaved Craftsmen Add to Favorites
Farm Laborers Add to Favorites
Frances (Fanny) Gillette Hern, an enslaved cook Add to Favorites
Francis Wayles Eppes, Jefferson's grandson Add to Favorites
George Wythe Randolph, Jefferson's grandson Add to Favorites
Ice Cream Recipe Add to Favorites
Isaac Jefferson, an enslaved blacksmith Add to Favorites
Israel Gillette, an enslaved house servant Add to Favorites
James Hemings, an enslaved cook Add to Favorites
James Madison Randolph, Jefferson's grandson Add to Favorites
Jefferson and American Money Add to Favorites
Jefferson and Architecture Add to Favorites
Jefferson and Slavery Add to Favorites
Jefferson and the beginning of the American Revolution Add to Favorites
Jefferson and the end of the American Revolution Add to Favorites
Jefferson Prepares for the Lewis and Clark Expedition Add to Favorites
Jefferson’s Inventions Add to Favorites
John Hemmings, an enslaved craftsman Add to Favorites
Martha Jefferson Randolph, Jefferson's daughter Add to Favorites
Martha Wayles Jefferson, Jefferson's wife Add to Favorites
Mary Jefferson Eppes, Jefferson's daughter Add to Favorites
Mary Jefferson Randolph, Jefferson's granddaughter Add to Favorites
Meriwether Lewis Randolph, Jefferson’s grandson Add to Favorites
Monticello Muffin Recipe Add to Favorites
Monticello Slaves who gained freedom Add to Favorites
Plantation Economy Add to Favorites
Sally Hemings, an enslaved house servant Add to Favorites
Sandy Add to Favorites
Septimia Anne Randolph Meikleham, Jefferson’s granddaughter Add to Favorites
Slave Life at Monticello Add to Favorites
Thomas Jefferson Randolph, Jefferson's grandson Add to Favorites
Virginia Jefferson Randolph Trist, Jefferson’s granddaughter Add to Favorites
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom Add to Favorites
Working in the Great House Add to Favorites

Handouts & Downloads

Who Lived at Monticello (.pdf) Add to Favorites
Timeline of Thomas Jefferson's Life Add to Favorites
Monticello Line Drawing (.pdf) Add to Favorites
Exploring Monticello: A Guide for Young People Add to Favorites
Audio of the Declaration of Independence (.mp3) Add to Favorites
Audio of Jefferson's Rough Draft of the Declaration of Independence (.mp3) Add to Favorites
Audio of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom (.mp3) Add to Favorites
'The wisdom of exchanging’ Lesson Plan Student Workbook Add to Favorites
Address to the American Society for Colonizing Add to Favorites
An Architectural Revolutionary Lesson Plan Packet Add to Favorites
Audio of Jefferson's letter to Roger Weightman Add to Favorites
Audio of Thomas Jefferson to James Madison on the proposed Constitution and other matters, letter dated Dec. 20, 1787 Add to Favorites
‘The wisdom of exchanging’ Lesson Plan Source Analysis Add to Favorites
Debate Format Add to Favorites
Discussion Prompts Add to Favorites
Election of 1796 Add to Favorites
Fire Bell in the Night Source Documents Add to Favorites
French and Haitian Revolutions Timeline Add to Favorites
Gabriel’s Rebellion - Document Set 1 Add to Favorites
Gabriel’s Rebellion - Document Set 2 Add to Favorites
Gabriel’s Rebellion - Document Set 3 Add to Favorites
Gabriel’s Rebellion - Document Set 4 Add to Favorites
GoodinMovieGuide Add to Favorites
Government and Thomas Paine - Packet A Add to Favorites
Instrument Petting Zoo Add to Favorites
Jay Treaty - Packet C Add to Favorites
Jefferson and Abigail Adams - Packet E Add to Favorites
Jefferson and Hamilton Disputes - Packet B Add to Favorites
Jefferson and Political Parties - Classroom Discussion Prompts Add to Favorites
Jefferson and Political Parties - Graphic Organizer Add to Favorites
Jefferson and Political Parties - Potential Document Based Essay Questions Add to Favorites
Jefferson and Political Parties - Suggested DBQ Essay Rubric Add to Favorites
Jefferson and the French and Haitian Revolutions Add to Favorites
Jefferson and the French Revolution - Reading Set A Add to Favorites
Jefferson and the French Revolution - Reading Set B Add to Favorites
Jefferson and the Press - Document Packet Add to Favorites
Jefferson and the Press - Document Questions Add to Favorites
Jefferson and the Rebellion in Saint-Domingue - Reading Set C Add to Favorites
Jefferson and the Rebellion in Saint-Domingue - Reading Set D Add to Favorites
Jefferson's Attitudes Toward Slavery Document Package Add to Favorites
KellettMovieGuide Add to Favorites
KlapkaMovieGuide Add to Favorites
Map of the Lewis and Clark Expedition Add to Favorites
Matters of Principles - Copies of Documents Add to Favorites
Slave Relationships - Source Investigation Add to Favorites
Slavery and the Legacy of Thomas Jefferson Document Package Add to Favorites
Speech by James Barbour on the Restriction of Slavery in Missouri Add to Favorites
Speeches by Rufus King on the Missouri Bill Add to Favorites
The Five Orders of Architecture Add to Favorites
The Role of a Plantation Mistress - Using the Documents Add to Favorites
Thomas Jefferson, Patient - Unit Planner Add to Favorites
TouartMovieGuide Add to Favorites
U.S. History Document Based Essay Rubric Add to Favorites
VA Statute for Religious Freedom, II. Matching Activity Handout Add to Favorites
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom - Discussion Questions Add to Favorites
Was Thomas Jefferson a Hypocrite? Document Based Essay Packet Add to Favorites
Who was the real Thomas Jefferson? - Unit of Study Overview Add to Favorites

Websites

Monticello Classroom Slideshow Builder Add to Favorites
Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia Add to Favorites
Online Domestic Life at Monticello Tour Add to Favorites
The Thomas Jefferson Papers at the American Memory Web site Add to Favorites
Thomas Jefferson Digital Archive at the University of Virginia Add to Favorites
Monticello Plantation Database Add to Favorites
Thomas Jefferson Papers at the Massachusetts Historical Society Add to Favorites
Online Jefferson Wheel Cipher Add to Favorites
Reminiscences of Fountain Hughes, grandson of Wormley Hughes Add to Favorites

Bibliographies

The Mockingbird Mystery Add to Favorites
Thomas Jefferson: Great American Add to Favorites
Thomas Jefferson Add to Favorites
Thomas Jefferson: Draftsman of a Nation Add to Favorites
Thomas Jefferson (World Leaders Past and Present series) Add to Favorites
A Picture Book of Thomas Jefferson Add to Favorites
Cooking on the Lewis and Clark Expedition Add to Favorites
Dear Benjamin Banneker Add to Favorites
First Friend Thomas Jefferson: The Original Social Networker Add to Favorites
Free Some Day: the African American Families at Monticello Add to Favorites
Jefferson’s Masterpiece Add to Favorites
Lewis and Clark and the Route to the Pacific Add to Favorites
Lewis and Clark for Kids: Their Journey of Discovery with 21 Activities Add to Favorites
Lewis and Clark: Explorers of the American West Add to Favorites
Lewis and Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery - Video Add to Favorites
Meet Thomas Jefferson Add to Favorites
Meet Thomas Jefferson: statesman, ambassador, father, grandfather . . . Add to Favorites
Monticello Children's Garden Kit Add to Favorites
Slavery at Monticello Add to Favorites
The Declaration of Independence Add to Favorites
The Hemingses of Monticello Add to Favorites
The Incredible Journey of Lewis and Clark Add to Favorites
Thomas Jefferson and the American Ideal Add to Favorites
Thomas Jefferson: A Picture Book Biography Add to Favorites
Thomas Jefferson: The Revolution of Ideas Add to Favorites
Thomas Jefferson: Third President of the United States Add to Favorites
To Be a Slave Add to Favorites
What Did the Declaration Declare? Add to Favorites
Who Was Thomas Jefferson? Add to Favorites