After Thomas Jefferson died, a member of his family found instructions that Jefferson had left as to what should be placed on his tombstone. Jefferson considered these three accomplishments the most important to him, and he hoped he would be remembered for them.
HERE WAS BURIED THOMAS JEFFERSON AUTHOR OF THE DECLARATION OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE OF THE STATUTE OF VIRGINIA FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND FATHER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
Jefferson, of course, accomplished much more during his lifetime. He served as colonial and state representative and governor of Virginia; held various public offices, including ambassador and Secretary of State, Vice President, and 3rd President of the United States. He was also instrumental in obtaining the Louisiana Territory for the United States, which doubled the size of the nation, and getting Congress to appropriate funds for the Lewis and Clark Expedition. He was also a noted scientist and inventor and agriculturalist.
Becoming President, He wrote the 1st draft of the Declaration of Independence and he was the 1st secretary of state.
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Thomas Jefferson's greatest accomplishment was writing the Declaration of Independence. He had a few other accomplishments but his most strictly and important accomplishment was giving the United Staes of America freedom and liberty.
Jefferson had many notable accomplishments, but being the primary writer of the Declaration of Independence is his best claim to fame.
mostly, he had some accomplishments and some failures.
The Louisiana Purchase (1803) was one of Jefferson's important accomplishments.
Here are a couple:Declaration of IndependenceLouisiana Purchase
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3rd presidentsecretary of statemajor author of the declaration of independence
Thomas Jefferson
Third President of the U.s., Author of Declaration of Independence, founder of University of Virginia