Civics test question 77 of 128 · Colonial Period and Independence
Name one reason why the Americans declared independence from Britain.
Official USCIS answers
Give any one of these answers.
- 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
Why this is the answer
The colonists declared independence because they believed Britain treated them unfairly and denied them self-government. Taxes without colonial representation and British laws that punished the colonies helped lead to independence.
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Answers that are not correct
These wrong answers are common mix-ups. They are not accepted at the interview.
- Because the Constitution was signed
- Because the Civil War ended
- Because Britain gave them voting rights
- Because France bought the colonies
More questions on this topic
- 74. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
- 75. What group of people was taken and sold as slaves?
- 76. What war did the Americans fight to win independence from Britain?
- 78. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
- 79. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
- 80. The American Revolution had many important events. Name one.
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