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American HistoryColonial Period and Independence
Thomas Jefferson is famous for many things. Name one.
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- 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
Why this is the correct answer
Thomas Jefferson is best known as the primary author of the Declaration of Independence and served as the third President of the United States. During his presidency, he doubled the size of the country through the Louisiana Purchase. He also founded the University of Virginia and wrote the Virginia Statute on Religious Freedom.
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