2025 test · Question 73· Colonial Period and Independence
The colonists came to America for many reasons. Name one.
Official answers
- Freedom
- Political liberty
- Religious freedom
- Economic opportunity
- Escape persecution
This is question 73 of 128 on the 2025 civics test, in the “Colonial Period and Independence” part of American History. In the interview, the officer asks up to 20 questions and you need 12 correct answers to pass.
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- 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?
- 77.Name one reason why the Americans declared independence from Britain.
- 78.Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
- 79.When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
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