Benjamin Franklin is famous for many things. Name one.
Accepted answers
- Founded the first free public libraries
- First Postmaster General of the United States
- Helped write the Declaration of Independence
- Inventor
- U.S. diplomat
Explanation
Benjamin Franklin was one of the most important Founding Fathers. He was a diplomat who helped get France's support during the Revolution, the first Postmaster General, and he helped start America's first free libraries.
On the 2008 test
On the 2008 test this question was asked as:
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
with these accepted answers:
- U.S. diplomat
- Oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
- First Postmaster General of the United States
- Writer of "Poor Richard's Almanac"
- Started the first free libraries
Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test — 128 Questions and Answers (PDF).
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