For most freedmen in the South after the Civil War ended life was unfortunately not much different than it had been before (at least economically) since many of these men were denied social and economic rights, and were tied to the land of farm owners.
Thomas Jefferson passed away on July 4th, 1826. Also, on July 4th, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was passed in which Jefferson was a founding father of.
B - 60 percent
At the start of World War II in 1941, the national debt was around 50% and by the end of the war (five years later) it had jumped to 110%, which is an increase of 60% during the war.