Because he wrote it.
thomas Jefferson was famous in the revolutionary war because he wrote the Declaration of Independence
Declaration of independence and the Virginia statute for religious freedom.
Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence with assistance from Benjamin Franklin and John Adams.
Primarily for writing the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson was the principle author of the Declaration of Independence and thus made him one of the founding fathers of the United States
Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, and 3rd President of the United States.
no, no one would turn their back on him... he wrote the declaration of independence!
It wasn't a speech but the Declaration of Independence.
In U.S.A., I'd say Thomas Jefferson (wrote the Declaration of Independence)
Ben Franklin, John Hancock, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
The citizens of Mecklenburg, North Carolina declared their independence from Britain on May 20, 1775. A copy of the Mecklenburg Declaration was given to Thomas Jefferson and the Continental Congress in Philadelphia. This declaration of Independence for this county became the framework for Jefferson and the Continental Congress when writing the famous declaration of 1776 in Philadelphia, PA
Thomas Jefferson