2025 test · Question 87 of 128
Thomas Jefferson is famous for many things. Name one.
Answers from the USCIS list
Give one of these answers. Words in light (parentheses) are optional.
- Writer of the Declaration of Independence
- Third president of the United States
- Doubled the size of the United States optional: (Louisiana Purchase)
- First Secretary of State
- Founded the University of Virginia
- Writer of the Virginia Statute on Religious Freedom
Our explanation
Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. He was the third President. He doubled the size of the United States with the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. He was also the first Secretary of State and founded the University of Virginia.
Remember it
Jefferson’s big three: wrote the Declaration, third President, doubled the U.S. (Louisiana Purchase).
Source
USCIS 2025 Study Guide (M-1175) pp. 49, 54; M-1778 answer list. Quote: “Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence.” (p. 49) “In 1803, the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France.” (p. 54)
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