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George Washington is famous for many things. Name one.

Answer. Any of these is accepted.
First president of the United States
  • Also accepted
  • “Father of Our Country”
  • General of the Continental Army
  • President of the Constitutional Convention

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

This is question 86 of 128 on the 2025 USCIS civics test, in the section Colonial period and independence. It is one of the 20 questions on the 65/20 version.

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