United StatesQuestion 62 (2008 list) · Colonial period and independence

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

  1. aGeorge Washington
  2. bThomas JeffersonCorrect answer
  3. cJames Madison
  4. dAlexander Hamilton

Why?

Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence in 1776. He later became the third President of the United States.

Check yourself

Would you know these too?

The same number of questions and the same pass mark as the real test, marked at once. Your first mock is free and needs no account.

Take a free mock exam

More on this topic

  1. Question 63 (2008 list)

  2. Question 64 (2008 list)

    There were 13 original states. Name three.

    Correct answer:New York, Virginia, and Georgia

  3. Question 65 (2008 list)

    What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

    Correct answer:The Constitution was written.

  4. Question 66 (2008 list)

Source

Questions and answers: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version), M-1778, and Civics Questions and Answers (2008 version), rev. 08/21 — public domain. USCIS accepts other answers too; we show one of them. The wrong options and the explanations are ours. Not affiliated with or endorsed by USCIS.

Official information

Try it under exam conditions.

The same number of questions and the same pass mark as the real test, marked at once. Your first mock is free and needs no account.

The pass $14.99 · 180 days of access for one payment — it never renews

Take a free mock exam