Question 87 of 128 · American History · Colonial Period and Independence
Thomas Jefferson is famous for many things. Name one.
Accepted answers
- Writer of the Declaration of Independence
- Third president of the United States
- Doubled the size of the United States (Louisiana Purchase)
- First Secretary of State
- Founded the University of Virginia
- Writer of the Virginia Statute on Religious Freedom
Any one of these is accepted, unless the question asks for more than one.
Why this is the answer
Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, and that alone would put him on the list. He was also the first Secretary of State under Washington and the third President, from 1801 to 1809, and as President he bought the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803, which doubled the size of the country. He wrote the Virginia Statute on Religious Freedom, a reflection of how strongly he believed in freedom of religion, and he founded the University of Virginia. Name any one. Memory hook: the Declaration, the Louisiana Purchase, and the third President.