All 128 questions · American History / A: Colonial Period and Independence

2025 Civics Test · Question 81 of 128

There were 13 original states. Name five.

En español: Había 13 estados originales. Nombre cinco. — ver en español

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Accepted answers (USCIS M-1778)

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

In the Naturalizer app, this question is taught inside “The founding” — the story of how thirteen colonies became a nation with a Constitution. On the real test, an officer asks up to 20 of the 128 questions out loud; 12 correct answers pass.

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