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Alexander Hamilton is famous for many things. Name one.

Answer. Any of these is accepted.
First Secretary of the Treasury
  • Also accepted
  • One of the writers of the Federalist Papers
  • Helped establish the First Bank of the United States
  • Aide to General George Washington
  • Member of the Continental Congress
Remember it: Hamilton is on the $10 bill because he was first at the Treasury.

Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 2025 civics test. Last reviewed September 5, 2026.

This is question 89 of 128 on the 2025 USCIS civics test, in the section Colonial period and independence.

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