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Thomas Jefferson

3.4
(16 votes)
10 questions
English
Hard
1

What was Jefferson's home state?

Hard  27% got this right

2

What was the name of Jefferson's plantation in Virginia?

Monticello

Ash Lawn-Highland

Mount Vernon

Peacefield

Hard  32% got this right

3

What right was protected in a statute written by Jefferson and passed by the Virginia General Assembly?

Freedom of religion

Freedom of assembly

Freedom of movement

Freedom of press

Hard  20% got this right

The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom is a about freedom of conscience and the separation of church and state.
4

Where was the declaration of independence signed?

Hard  19% got this right

5

Which is NOT one of the famous undeniable rights stated by the Declaration of Independence?

Education

Liberty

Life

Pursuit of happiness

Hard  33% got this right

"Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness" is a well-known phrase from the Declaration of Independence.
6

Jefferson was USA's first ___?

Secretary of State

Attorney General

President

Secretary of the Treasury

53% got this right

7

What was the name of the french territory purchased by USA under Jefferson in 1803?

Louisiana

Illinois

Indiana

Maine

55% got this right

The Louisiana purchase nearly doubled the nominal size of the USA.
8

How many slaves did Jefferson own during his lifetime?

271
607
813

42% got this right

9

Who preceded Jefferson as president of the USA?

Adams

Madison

Monroe

Washington

Hard  26% got this right

10

What institution was founded by Jefferson during his retirement?

University of Virginia

Library of Congress

Museum of the American Revolution

National Gallery of Art

36% got this right