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2025 Civics Test · Question 87 of 128
Thomas Jefferson is famous for many things. Name one.
En español: Thomas Jefferson es famoso por muchas cosas. Mencione una. — ver en español
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Accepted answers (USCIS M-1778)
- 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 answerEasiest answer: he wrote the Declaration of Independence. He was also the third president and doubled the size of the country with the Louisiana Purchase.
This answer is free — here and everywhere else on the internet. Still having it in the interview room, out loud, in English, under pressure: that’s what Naturalizer trains.
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