2025 civics test · Question 87 of 128 · Colonial Period and Independence
Thomas Jefferson is famous for many things. Name one.
In Chinese 托马斯·杰斐逊（Thomas Jefferson）因许多事情而闻名。说出一件。
Official answers
- Writer of the Declaration of Independence《独立宣言》的起草者
- Third president of the United States美国第三任总统
- Doubled the size of the United States (Louisiana Purchase)使美国领土扩大一倍（路易斯安那购地）
- First Secretary of State第一任国务卿
- Founded the University of Virginia创办弗吉尼亚大学
- Writer of the Virginia Statute on Religious Freedom《弗吉尼亚宗教自由法令》的起草者
Any one of these answers is accepted unless the question asks for more than one.
Why this is the answer
Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence and was the third president. As president, he made the Louisiana Purchase from France, which roughly doubled the size of the country. He was also the first Secretary of State, wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, and founded the University of Virginia. Any one of these is correct.