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Thomas Jefferson
Question | Answer |
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What was the name of the important paper that Thomas Jefferson wrote? | Declaration of Independence |
What country was Thomas Jefferson the president of? | United States of America |
In what colony did Thomas Jefferson live? | Virginia |
What do we call people brought from Africa to work on plantations? | slaves |
What was the name of Thomas Jefferson's childhood home? | Shadwell |
What was the capital of Virginia when Thomas Jefferson was growing up? | Williamsburg |
What were men that made laws called in colonial times? | Burgesses |
What college did Thomas Jefferson attend? | William and Mary |
What did Jefferson become after he graduated from college? | Lawyer |
Who was the King of England taht made the Americans pay a lot of taxes? | King George |
What is the name of the beautiful house that Thomas Jefferson designed and built? | Monticello |
What is the name of Thomas Jefferson's wife? | Martha Skelton |
What was dumped into the harbor of Boston? | tea |
What do we call the war between England and the colonies? | American Revolution |
How many days did it take Jefferson to write the Declaration? | eighteen |
What was the last big battle of the American Revolution? | Yorktown |
What country did Thomas Jefferson spend 5 years in? | France |
Who was the first president of the new United states of America? | George Washington |
What job did Thomas Jefferson have in the new US government under George Washington? | Secretary of State |
What two men did Thomas Jefferson have explore the western part of the United States of America? | Lewis and Clark |
What did Jefferson buy for 25 million dollars? | Louisiana |
In what year was Thomas Jefferson elected the 3rd president? | 1800 |
About how many books did jefferson sell to congress? | 7000 |
On what important day did Thomas Jefferson die in 1826? | Independence Day |
Who died the same day as Thomas Jefferson? | John Adams |
What college was started by Thomas Jefferson? | University of Virginia |