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Benjamin Franklin is famous for many things. Which is one?

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  1. First Postmaster General ✔
  2. First Secretary of the Treasury
  3. First Secretary of State

Why: Franklin ran the first national mail service. Alexander Hamilton was the first Secretary of the Treasury, and Thomas Jefferson was the first Secretary of State.

Huh, didn't know that: At 70, Franklin was the oldest person to sign the Declaration of Independence.

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Sources

  1. USCIS M-1778 (09/25), 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version) https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/questions-and-answers/2025-Civics-Test-128-Questions-and-Answers.pdf

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