Question 85 of 128

Benjamin Franklin is famous for many things. Name one.

Official USCIS answers (in English)

  • Founded the first free public libraries
  • First Postmaster General of the United States
  • Helped write the Declaration of Independence
  • Inventor
  • U.S. diplomat

How to answer

Topic: American History — Colonial Period and Independence.

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