US CITIZENSHIP TEST PREPARATION

USA CITIZENSHIP TEST

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
There were 13 original states. Name three.
A
Florida, Ohio, Kentucky
B
Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia
C
Vermont, Texas, New York
D
Texas, Georgia, Florida
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The 13 original states were New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. The 13 original states were the first 13 British colonies.

Detailed explanation-2: -Virginia ratified the Constitution in June 1788, becoming the tenth state in the Union.

Detailed explanation-3: -Many of the colonies were named after the rulers of England including the Carolinas (for King Charles I), Virginia (for the Virgin Queen Elizabeth), and Georgia (for King George II). Massachusetts was named after a local tribe of Native Americans.

Detailed explanation-4: -One of the original 13 colonies, Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn as a haven for his fellow Quakers. Pennsylvania’s capital, Philadelphia, was the site of the first and second Continental Congresses in 1774 and 1775, the latter of which produced the Declaration of Independence, sparking the American Revolution.

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