American History — Colonial Period and Independence · Question 69 of 128
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Practice answer: Thomas Jefferson
Why this is the answer
Thomas Jefferson was the principal writer of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Other members of the committee, including John Adams and Benjamin Franklin, helped review it.
On the 2026 citizenship test, a USCIS officer asks up to 20 questions from the official 128-question pool — answering 12 correctly passes.
Study translations and question index
Practice index: 69. This is not the official 2025 syllabus question number. Translation indices share the same practice ID and answer-option order.
Español — practice:69:es
¿Quién escribió la Declaración de Independencia?
Thomas Jefferson
العربية — practice:69:ar
من كتب إعلان الاستقلال؟
Thomas Jefferson
Official syllabus and legal sources
M-1778 (09/25) — 2025 USCIS syllabus. Retrieved 2026-10-15. Check current USCIS answers.
- 8 U.S.C. § 1423 — English, history and civics requirements
- 8 C.F.R. § 312.2 — Knowledge of history and government
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