The Declaration

The Declaration

Tapped Out Quest Information Level: 5 Update: 4th of July 2024 Promotion Required characters: Thomas Jefferson, Lisa Optional characters: Quimby

The Declaration is a premium questline in The Simpsons: Tapped Out. It was introduced in the 4th of July 2024 Promotion of the Summer of Our Discontent content update. It requires Thomas Jefferson to be unlocked.

Dialogue

Pt. 1

After tapping on Thomas Jefferson's exclamation mark The, er, Renaissance Pleasure Fair is next week, my good fop. That is good to know, as I believe the Renaissance provided much fair pleasure. My name is Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson? You know me? Yes. You're on the $2 bill. Memorialized in currency you say? What a fine tribute. Well, er, I'm not sure it's as big a deal as you think. And who might you be? Joe Quimby, Mayor of Springfield. Hence the, er, sash. Springfield, eh. May I guess in which state? If you, er, must... Task: "Make Thomas Jefferson Guess Where Springfield Is". The job takes place at the Town Hall or Jefferson Memorial and takes 4 hours. If Quimby is owned: Task: "Make Quimby Stand Around Awkwardly". The job takes place at the Town Hall or Jefferson Memorial and takes 4 hours. Are you going to make your guess, er, out loud? No, I'm convinced I know the answer. Is that, er, so? Are you questioning my knowledge of the nation I helped found? Sir, I was the author of the Declaration of American Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, and father of the University of Virginia. I didn't hear "geography scholar" in there. Quest reward: 100 and 10

Pt. 2

After tapping on Thomas Jefferson's exclamation mark I'm basing my guess on your quaint regional accent which I find reminiscent of John Adams. Yeah well, er, it's more like a later President. Oh, you must mean his son John Quincy. I've been mayor for over 35 years and I've never been compared to, er, John Quincy Adams. You've been mayor for over 35 years? That's right. Diamond Joe Quimby's motto is "Leadership you count on. And on and on and on." That sounds more like tyranny than leadership! Who've you been talking to? Citizens of Springfield! Hearken to my voice! When in the course of human events... Task: "Make Thomas Jefferson Declare a Declaration". The job takes 4 hours. If Quimby is owned: Task: "Make Quimby Run Off". The job takes place at Visitable Homes and takes 4 hours. ...we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor! Boy, you sure talk purdy! Thank you, sir. What became of your Mayor? Quimby? He done did a runner whilst you were self-evidenting your truths. Splendid. I have sworn eternal hostility against every form of tyranny. That's just what I'm always swearin' against with Brandine. But she don't like when I swear. Quest reward: 100 and 10

Pt. 3

After tapping on Thomas Jefferson's exclamation mark Say, you're the feller on the nickel, ain't ya? Currency AND coinage?! What an even finer tribute! Well, er, I'm not sure it's as big a deal as you think. Tell me more about my modern legacy. Shucks, y'all better go talk to the folks up at the school fer that... ...'cause you is wearin' high stockins and buckled shoes and that ain't no modern leg-I-see. *runs off* Task: "Make Thomas Jefferson Head to Springfield Elementary". The job takes place at Springfield Elementary or the Jefferson Memorial and takes 4 hours. Thomas Jefferson? Ahh, you must be a scholar of our nation's founding. Not exactly. Mother made me shell out two grand for Hamilton tickets. Hamilton? As in Alexander? Yes, it's musical theater. But I don't think you'd like it. No? But I adore theater. I saw Moliere's original work in Paris. George Washington and I met at the theater. What makes you say I wouldn't like it? Well, um... you don't come off too well in it... Quest reward: 100 and 10

Pt. 4

After tapping on Thomas Jefferson's exclamation mark Principal Skinner, who are you talking to? Oh, thank goodness, Lisa Simpson, this is Thomas Jefferson. Enchanté, mademoiselle. *giggles* Lisa, maybe you can explain to Mr. Jefferson how he is perceived in the modern world. *runs off* Just a minute. You called him "Principal". Am I to be lectured by a child instead of by the school's master? Yes, well, maybe we should start with that word: "master". Task: "Make Lisa Wonder Why This Always Happens to Her". The job takes place at Springfield Elementary or the Jefferson Memorial and takes 4 hours. Task: "Make Thomas Jefferson Slowly Stop Smiling". The job takes place at Springfield Elementary or the Jefferson Memorial and takes 4 hours. This is confounding. Most confounding. I'm sorry, President Jefferson. Does it count for naught that I was the author of the Declaration of American Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, and father of the University of Virginia? Let's just say, there are other complicating factors. Quest reward: 100 and 10

Pt. 5

After tapping on Thomas Jefferson's exclamation mark No, this won't do at all. Mr. President? I must redeem my image in the eyes of modern Americans. Do people know of the Louisiana Purchase, which more than doubled the size of our great nation? Sure, but at what cost to the indigenous peoples? The who now? Oh boy. Task: "Make Lisa Explain Native American History". The job takes place at Springfield Elementary or the Jefferson Memorial and takes 4 hours. Task: "Make Thomas Jefferson Become Increasingly Annoyed". The job takes place at Springfield Elementary or the Jefferson Memorial and takes 4 hours. So you're saying that one of my greatest achievements as president is now viewed as brutal colonialism? Well...not to everyone. No? Most Americans don't know or care enough to think about it in the least. Aaaargh! Quest reward: 100 and 10

Pt. 6

After tapping on Thomas Jefferson's exclamation mark I have a solution! I'll make another great purchase and then my legacy will be restored. Uh, what are you thinking of purchasing? Why, property, of course! The greatest investment anyone can make. I don't know... Becoming a real estate tycoon may not be the best way for a former president to win universal acclaim these days. How would you spend my money? Hmm, for the cost of a decent-sized piece of property in Springfield... you could get two tickets to Hamilton. Task: "Make Thomas Jefferson Look for Another Great Purchase". The job takes 4 hours. I can't live here. The game developers didn't create Monticello, so I have no home. Oh, don't worry about it. You'll spend nearly all your time wandering around the streets or hiding in one of the Brown Houses. But I was the author of the Declaration of American Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, and father— *runs off* Quest reward: 200 and 20

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