2008 test · Question 64 of 100
There were 13 original states. Name three.
Official USCIS answers
- New Hampshire
- Massachusetts
- Rhode Island
- Connecticut
- New York
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware
- Maryland
- Virginia
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Georgia
Why this is the answer
The 13 original states were the British colonies that declared independence in 1776 and later formed the United States. They are the states on the East Coast from New Hampshire down to Georgia.
💡 Memory tip: Remember the East Coast order: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia.
This is the 2008 test, for N-400s filed before October 20, 2025. Filed on or after that date? Use the 2025 test.
More from Colonial Period and Independence
- 58. What is one reason colonists came to America?
- 59. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
- 60. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
- 61. Why did the colonists fight the British?
- 62. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
- 63. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
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Source: USCIS, Civics (History and Government) Questions for the Naturalization Test (rev. 01/19).