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What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
AHe was the first President
BHe was the first Postmaster General
CHe wrote the Declaration alone
DHe led the army in the Civil War
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. He was the first Postmaster General
1. Benjamin Franklin is famous for several things at once.
2. He was a U.S. diplomat and the oldest member of the Constitutional Convention.
3. He was also the first Postmaster General of the United States.
4. On top of that he wrote Poor Richard's Almanac and started the first free libraries.
5. George Washington was the first President, so that option belongs to someone else.
6. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, and the Civil War came long after Franklin's lifetime.
_Source: USCIS Civics Flash Cards M-623 (rev. 02/12), public domain, official civics question 68_
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