Official USCIS civics question 87 of 128
Thomas Jefferson is famous for many things. Name one.
Official answers (English)
- 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
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Explanation
English
Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence and was the third president.
Türkçe
Thomas Jefferson, Bağımsızlık Bildirgesi'ni yazdı ve üçüncü başkandı.
Español
Thomas Jefferson escribió la Declaración de Independencia y fue el tercer presidente.
Memory hint
💡 EN: Wrote the Declaration; 3rd president.
💡 TR: Bildirgeyi yazdı; 3. başkan.
💡 ES: Escribió la Declaración; 3.º presidente.
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