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Question 125Holidays

What is Independence Day?

Answers USCIS accepts

  • A holiday to celebrate U.S. independence (from Britain)
  • The country’s birthday
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What does this answer mean?

Independence Day is a holiday to celebrate U.S. independence from Britain. USCIS also accepts "the country's birthday."

It's celebrated every year on July 4, the anniversary of the day in 1776 when the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. Two days earlier, on July 2, Congress had voted for independence, and on July 4 it approved the document that explained the decision to the world.

Independence Day is one of the federal holidays set by law, and it's also one of the accepted answers to the question asking you to name three national U.S. holidays.

Several other questions connect to this one, including who wrote the Declaration, Thomas Jefferson, and when it was adopted, July 4, 1776.

At the interview, say "a holiday to celebrate U.S. independence."

Memory tip

July 4: America's birthday.

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