Q. Which is a true statement about Mohandas Gandhi? A. He opposed Jawaharlal Nehru in the Indian National Congress.

B. He was often called "Raj" and studied law in South Africa.

C. He joined other Indians in violent resistance to British rule.

D. He was influential in persuading the British to leave South Asia.

Thomas jefferson was important in the revolutionary era because a) he wrote much of the declaration of independence. b) he was elected the president of the continental congress. c) his philosophies were used in the influential pamphlet common sense. reactivate d) his leadership and moral stand lead to the colonies to fight for the abolition of slavery.