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Official question #81US Citizenship Test
There were 13 original states. Name five.
Correct answer
New York, Virginia, Georgia, Delaware, Maryland
Also accepted: New Hampshire · Massachusetts · Rhode Island · Connecticut · New York · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Delaware · Maryland · Virginia · North Carolina · South Carolina · Georgia
Why
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. You must name five. Maine, Vermont, Kentucky and Tennessee joined later.
Answer choices
- ATexas, Florida, Ohio, Maine, Vermont
- BCalifornia, Virginia, New York, Kentucky, Georgia
- CMassachusetts, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Tennessee, Maryland
- DNew York, Virginia, Georgia, Delaware, Maryland