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US Citizenship Test Practice: Colonial Period and Independence (Questions 73-89)

Civics test practice for the 2025 US citizenship test, questions 73 to 89: why the colonists came, the Revolution, the Declaration of Independence, the 13 original states, the Federalist Papers, and Franklin, Washington, Jefferson, Madison and Hamilton. Answers are worded as USCIS lists them in the 2025 civics test (M-1778). Study help only, not legal advice.

22 cards·by Ms. Liberty
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Questions 73 to 89: colonies to Constitution

In this lesson · 3 sections

This deck covers how the United States began, from the first colonists to the Constitution, and five founders the test asks about by name.

The order of events

  1. People already lived here: American Indians, or Native Americans.
  2. Colonists came for freedom, religious freedom, economic opportunity and to escape persecution. Africans were taken and sold as slaves.
  3. Britain taxed the colonies without giving them a vote: taxation without representation (the Stamp Act, the Boston Tea Party and others).
  4. The colonies declared independence on July 4, 1776, and fought the American Revolution.
  5. The Constitution was written in 1787, and the Federalist Papers argued for passing it.

Keep the two dates apart: 1776 is the Declaration, 1787 the Constitution.

Five founders

FounderOne answer to remember
Benjamin FranklinFirst free public libraries; first Postmaster General
George Washington“Father of Our Country”; first president
Thomas JeffersonWrote the Declaration; third president; Louisiana Purchase
James Madison“Father of the Constitution”; fourth president
Alexander HamiltonFirst Secretary of the Treasury

Madison, Hamilton and John Jay wrote the Federalist Papers under the pen name Publius.

The 13 original states

You need five. One way to remember them is north to south along the coast: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia.

Questions 74, 78 and 86 are on the shorter list for the 65/20 special consideration.

This deck is study help, not legal advice. For anything about your own application, go to uscis.gov.

Quiz me on this
The colonists came to America for many reasons. Name one.
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
What group of people was taken and sold as slaves?
What war did the Americans fight to win independence from Britain?
Name one reason why the Americans declared independence from Britain.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
The American Revolution had many important events. Name one.
There were 13 original states. Name five.
What founding document was written in 1787?
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
Why were the Federalist Papers important?
Benjamin Franklin is famous for many things. Name one.
George Washington is famous for many things. Name one.
Thomas Jefferson is famous for many things. Name one.
James Madison is famous for many things. Name one.
Alexander Hamilton is famous for many things. Name one.