Jefferson served as a burgess to the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1768 to 1775, and a delegate from 1776 to 1779. Jefferson’s term as a burgess was rather static (“Thomas Jefferson”). Upon returning from the Second Continental Congress in 1776, Jefferson tasked himself with “abolishing entail, inheritance of land through a particular line of descent, and primogeniture, inheritance only by the eldest son” (“Jefferson, Thomas”). In his term as a delegate, Jefferson helped reform the Virginia criminal code, and authored the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom (“Thomas Jefferson”). Thomas Jefferson also served as the governor of Virginia from 1779 to 1781, but he “failed to prevent the British from invading the state” and left soon after (“Jefferson, Thomas”). Jefferson’s long legislative career granted him experience that he relied on during his
Jefferson served as a burgess to the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1768 to 1775, and a delegate from 1776 to 1779. Jefferson’s term as a burgess was rather static (“Thomas Jefferson”). Upon returning from the Second Continental Congress in 1776, Jefferson tasked himself with “abolishing entail, inheritance of land through a particular line of descent, and primogeniture, inheritance only by the eldest son” (“Jefferson, Thomas”). In his term as a delegate, Jefferson helped reform the Virginia criminal code, and authored the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom (“Thomas Jefferson”). Thomas Jefferson also served as the governor of Virginia from 1779 to 1781, but he “failed to prevent the British from invading the state” and left soon after (“Jefferson, Thomas”). Jefferson’s long legislative career granted him experience that he relied on during his