USA CITIZENSHIP TEST
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Question
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Kentucky
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New York
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Delaware
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North Carolina
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Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. Colorado was NOT part of the original 13 colonies.
Detailed explanation-2: -There are four states in the U.S. that call themselves commonwealths, and Kentucky is the only one that wasn’t one of the 13 original colonies. But there’s no difference between commonwealths and the other 46 states in the union.
Detailed explanation-3: -Massachusetts, Virginia, and New York are three of the 13 original states. Words in bold are English words you may not know.
Detailed explanation-4: -Pioneer George Rogers Clark claimed the name was derived from the Indian word “Kentake, ” meaning “meadow land.” The claim is also made that it stems from the Shawnee word meaning “at the head of a river” inasmuch as they used the Kentucky River in traveling throughout the area.
Detailed explanation-5: -Just prior to declaring independence, the Thirteen Colonies in their traditional groupings were: New England (New Hampshire; Massachusetts; Rhode Island; Connecticut); Middle (New York; New Jersey; Pennsylvania; Delaware); Southern (Maryland; Virginia; North Carolina; South Carolina; and Georgia).