87. Thomas Jefferson is famous for many things. Name one.
Answer
Writer of the Declaration of Independence
All USCIS-accepted answers
- Writer of the Declaration of Independence
- Third president of the United States
- Doubled the size of the United States (Louisiana Purchase)
- First Secretary of State
- Founded the University of Virginia
- Writer of the Virginia Statute on Religious Freedom
Any of these is a correct answer at the interview. The red answer above is the simplest one to memorize.
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- Colonial Period & Independence · 17 questions
- US Citizenship Test
- 87 of 128
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Memorize the red English answer — that is what you say at the interview.
Official question and accepted answers from USCIS Form M-1778 (2025 civics test, 128 questions). USCIS M-1778
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