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2025 Civics Test · Question 76 of 128
What war did the Americans fight to win independence from Britain?
En español: ¿Qué guerra pelearon los estadounidenses para ganar la independencia de Gran Bretaña? — ver en español
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Accepted answers (USCIS M-1778)
- American Revolution
- The (American) Revolutionary War
- War for (American) Independence
Why this is the answerThe American Revolution, also called the Revolutionary War — the same event under three accepted names. It ran from 1775 to 1783.
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