United StatesQuestion 87 (2025 list) · Colonial period and independence
Thomas Jefferson is famous for many things. Name one.
- aWriter of the Declaration of IndependenceCorrect answer
- bFirst president of the United States
- cOne of the writers of the Federalist Papers
- dFirst Secretary of the Treasury
Why?
Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. You could also say he was the third president, doubled the size of the country with the Louisiana Purchase, was the first Secretary of State, or founded the University of Virginia.
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