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Colonial America & Independence
7 official civics questions from the 2008 version (100 questions) of the USCIS naturalization test — the 2008 test applies if USCIS received your Form N-400 before October 20, 2025. Topic area: american history — a: colonial period and independence. On test day the officer asks up to 10 questions from the full bank of 100 and you need 6 correct.
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Official civics questions and answers
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What is one reason colonists came to America?
Give one of these accepted answers:
- freedom
- political liberty
- religious freedom
- economic opportunity
- practice their religion
- escape persecution
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
Give one of these accepted answers:
- American Indians
- Native Americans
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
Give one of these accepted answers:
- Africans
- people from Africa
Why did the colonists fight the British?
Give one of these accepted answers:
- because of high taxes (taxation without representation)
- because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)
- because they didn't have self-government
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Accepted answer:
- (Thomas) Jefferson
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
Accepted answer:
- July 4, 1776
There were 13 original states. Name three.
Give 3 different answers from this list:
- New Hampshire
- Massachusetts
- Rhode Island
- Connecticut
- New York
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware
- Maryland
- Virginia
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Georgia
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All 16 topics in the 2008 version (100 questions)
- The Constitution & the Rule of Law· FREE MODULE
- The Declaration & Your First Freedoms· FREE MODULE
- Three Branches, Checks & Balances· FREE MODULE
- Congress: Senate & House· FREE MODULE
- The President: Elections, Powers & Cabinet
- The Courts & Federal vs State Powers
- The Questions That Change (your officials)
- Rights & Responsibilities of Citizens
- Civic Duties: Vote, Taxes, Selective Service
- Colonial America & Independence — you are here
- The Constitution's Birth & the Founders
- The 1800s: Louisiana, Civil War & Lincoln
- The 1900s: World Wars & the Cold War
- Civil Rights, 9/11 & American Peoples
- American Geography
- Flag, Anthem & Holidays