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2025 civics test · Question 79 of 128 · American History: Colonial Period and Independence
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
Answer
- July 4, 1776
About this question
- It is question 79 on the official USCIS list of 128 questions for the 2025 civics test, the test for people who filed Form N-400 on or after October 20, 2025. Which test do I take?
- The 2008 test asks the same question, as question 63 on the 2008 test. The accepted answers can be worded differently, so study the list for your own test.
- It is not one of the 20 questions for 65/20 applicants.
- At the interview the officer asks up to 20 questions out loud and you need 12 correct answers to pass.
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American History: Colonial Period and Independence
- 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?
- 80. The American Revolution had many important events. Name one.
- 81. There were 13 original states. Name five.
- 82. What founding document was written in 1787?
- 83. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
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