Question 77 of 128

Name one reason why the Americans declared independence from Britain.

Q: Name one reason why the Americans declared independence from Britain.

High taxes · Taxation without representation · British soldiers stayed in Americans’ houses (boarding, quartering) · They did not have self-government · Boston Massacre · Boston Tea Party (Tea Act) · Stamp Act · Sugar Act · Townshend Acts · Intolerable (Coercive) Acts — Topic: American History — Colonial Period and Independence. USCIS accepts any one of the answers listed below.

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High taxes
Taxation without representation
British soldiers stayed in Americans’ houses (boarding, quartering)
They did not have self-government
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party (Tea Act)
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
Townshend Acts
Intolerable (Coercive) Acts

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Topic: American History — Colonial Period and Independence.

USCIS accepts any one of the answers listed below.

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Source: USCIS, 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version), form M-1778 (09/25). Answers that can change are listed at uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates. Freedom to Belong is an educational nonprofit and is not affiliated with USCIS.