The Nation’s first motto was “E Pluribus Unum.” What does that mean?
Answers USCIS accepts
- Out of many, one
- We all become one
What does this answer mean?
"E Pluribus Unum" means "out of many, one." USCIS also accepts "we all become one."
The phrase is Latin. It was part of the design for the Great Seal of the United States that the Continental Congress adopted on June 20, 1782. At the time, it described how 13 separate colonies had joined together to form one nation.
Charles Thomson, the secretary of the Continental Congress, created the final design by combining elements from earlier proposals.
The question calls it the nation's first motto because the official national motto today is different. In 1956, a law signed by President Dwight Eisenhower made "In God We Trust" the national motto. "E Pluribus Unum" remains part of the Great Seal.
At the interview, say "out of many, one."
Memory tip
E Pluribus Unum: many colonies, one nation.
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