Question 86 of 128 American History ★ 65/20 question

George Washington is famous for many things. Name one.

Answers USCIS accepts

“Father of Our Country”
First president of the United States
General of the Continental Army
President of the Constitutional Convention

Give any one of these answers at your interview.

George Washington is famous as the “Father of Our Country,” the first president of the United States and general of the Continental Army.

What it means

Washington led the Continental Army to victory in the Revolutionary War, presided over the Constitutional Convention in 1787 and served as the first president from 1789 to 1797.

“First president of the United States” is the easiest answer. This is a 65/20 question.

Washington Crossing the Delaware painting by Emanuel Leutze showing George Washington in a boat during the Revolutionary War — Washington Crossing the Delaware (1851), by Emanuel Leutze. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Memory tip: Washington = first president, Father of Our Country.

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George Washington is famous for many things. Name one.

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Official source: USCIS M-1778 (09/25), 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version). Last checked: 2026-10-31.