George Washington is famous for many things. Name one.

Answers from the USCIS list

Give one of these answers.

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

Our explanation

Washington was General of the Continental Army, the colonists’ army in the Revolutionary War. He was president of the Constitutional Convention. In 1789, he became the first President. He is called the “Father of Our Country.”

Remember it

Washington is on the one-dollar bill: the first President, “Father of Our Country.”

Source

USCIS 2025 Study Guide (M-1175) pp. 48, 53; M-1778 answer list. Quote (p. 48): “George Washington was named the general of the colonial army… This is one reason that George Washington is called the ‘Father of Our Country’.”

• 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version), M-1778 (09/25) (PDF, USCIS)

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