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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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Official question and accepted answers from USCIS Form M-1778 (2025 civics test, 128 questions). USCIS M-1778

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