2025 version (128 questions)Updated for the Oct 20, 2025 test★ 65/20A: Colonial Period and Independence
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Answer
- (Thomas) Jefferson
Explanation
Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. USCIS accepts (Thomas) Jefferson.
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Name one reason why the Americans declared independence from Britain.
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When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
A: Colonial Period and Independence
#73The colonists came to America for many reasons. Name one.#74Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?#75What group of people was taken and sold as slaves?#76What war did the Americans fight to win independence from Britain?#77Name one reason why the Americans declared independence from Britain.