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Colonial Period and Independence: Citizenship Test Questions and Answers

The 2025 civics test has 17 questions about Colonial Period and Independence, numbers 73 to 89 on the official USCIS list. Each one below shows the accepted answers. Open a question for a plain-English explanation.

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  1. 73. The colonists came to America for many reasons. Name one.

    • Freedom
    • Political liberty
    • Religious freedom
    • Economic opportunity
    • Escape persecution

  2. 74. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

    • American Indians
    • Native Americans

  3. 75. What group of people was taken and sold as slaves?

    • Africans
    • People from Africa

  4. 76. What war did the Americans fight to win independence from Britain?

    • American Revolution
    • The American Revolutionary War
    • War for American Independence

  5. 77. Name one reason why the Americans declared independence from Britain.

    • High taxes
    • Taxation without representation
    • British soldiers stayed in Americans' houses
    • They did not have self-government
    • Boston Massacre
    • Boston Tea Party
    • Tea Act
    • Stamp Act
    • Sugar Act
    • Townshend Acts
    • Intolerable Acts
    • Coercive Acts

  6. 78. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

    • Thomas Jefferson

  7. 79. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

    • July 4, 1776

  8. 80. The American Revolution had many important events. Name one.

    • Battle of Bunker Hill
    • Declaration of Independence
    • Washington Crossing the Delaware
    • Battle of Trenton
    • Battle of Saratoga
    • Valley Forge
    • Battle of Yorktown
    • British surrender at Yorktown

  9. 81. There were 13 original states. Name five.

    • New Hampshire
    • Massachusetts
    • Rhode Island
    • Connecticut
    • New York
    • New Jersey
    • Pennsylvania
    • Delaware
    • Maryland
    • Virginia
    • North Carolina
    • South Carolina
    • Georgia

  10. 82. What founding document was written in 1787?

    • U.S. Constitution

  11. 83. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.

    • James Madison
    • Alexander Hamilton
    • John Jay
    • Publius

  12. 84. Why were the Federalist Papers important?

    • They helped people understand the U.S. Constitution.
    • They supported passing the U.S. Constitution.

  13. 85. Benjamin Franklin is famous for many things. Name one.

    • Founded the first free public libraries
    • First Postmaster General of the United States
    • Helped write the Declaration of Independence
    • Inventor
    • U.S. diplomat

  14. 86. George Washington is famous for many things. Name one.

    • Father of Our Country
    • First president of the United States
    • General of the Continental Army
    • President of the Constitutional Convention

  15. 87. Thomas Jefferson is famous for many things. Name one.

    • Writer of the Declaration of Independence
    • Third president of the United States
    • Doubled the size of the United States
    • Louisiana Purchase
    • First Secretary of State
    • Founded the University of Virginia
    • Writer of the Virginia Statute on Religious Freedom

  16. 88. James Madison is famous for many things. Name one.

    • Father of the Constitution
    • Fourth president of the United States
    • President during the War of 1812
    • One of the writers of the Federalist Papers

  17. 89. Alexander Hamilton is famous for many things. Name one.

    • First Secretary of the Treasury
    • One of the writers of the Federalist Papers
    • Helped establish the First Bank of the United States
    • Aide to General George Washington
    • Member of the Continental Congress

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