Which figure was the 3rd President of the United States, author of the Declaration of Independence, and helped to purchase the Louisiana Purchase?

Which figure was the 3rd President of the United States, author of the Declaration of Independence, and helped to purchase the Louisiana Purchase?

• A. Thomas Jefferson
• B. John Dickinson
• C. Bernardo de Galvez
• D. King George III

Answer: (A)

Thomas Jefferson fits all three clues. He was the third President of the United States, wrote the Declaration of Independence in 1776, and as President he directed the Louisiana Purchase by authorizing the negotiations that brought that vast territory into the United States in 1803. The other figures played different roles: John Dickinson was a key revolutionary figure but did not author the Declaration or become President; Bernardo de Galvez was a Spanish military leader who aided the American cause; King George III was the British monarch during the Revolution, not an American leader.

Thomas Jefferson fits all three clues. He was the third President of the United States, wrote the Declaration of Independence in 1776, and as President he directed the Louisiana Purchase by authorizing the negotiations that brought that vast territory into the United States in 1803. The other figures played different roles: John Dickinson was a key revolutionary figure but did not author the Declaration or become President; Bernardo de Galvez was a Spanish military leader who aided the American cause; King George III was the British monarch during the Revolution, not an American leader.