Which of the Following Was NOT True of Jefferson's Contradictory

question 44

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT true of Jefferson's contradictory nature?

• A) constantly in debt personally while condemning national indebtedness
• B) resisted British authority before the Revolution, but advocated for a military alliance as president
• C) detested the institution of slavery while retaining approximately 200 of his own
• D) drafted the Declaration of Independence while maintaining the institution of slavery
• E) while a critic of executive power, he authorized the Louisiana Purchase

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