Question 125: What is Independence Day?
Official answers (any one counts)
USCIS accepts any of these answers. If the question asks for more than one, give as many as it asks.
- A holiday to celebrate U.S. independence (from Britain)
- The country's birthday
Grandpa explains
It's July 4: on that day in 1776 the Declaration of Independence from Britain was adopted.
Careful: these are NOT the answer
These are the common mix-ups. The app uses them as traps so you practice.
- The day the Constitution was signed
- The day the Civil War ended
- A day to honor fallen soldiers
Video lesson on this topic: Symbols and Holidays
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Official sources:
- USCIS · 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version), M-1778 (09/25) ↗ · checked October 6, 2026
The plain explanation is ours; the official answers are USCIS's, word for word.