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Question 81 of 128 · Colonial period and independence

There were 13 original states. Name five.

Accepted answers

  • New Hampshire
  • Massachusetts
  • Rhode Island
  • Connecticut
  • New York
  • New Jersey
  • Pennsylvania
  • Delaware
  • Maryland
  • Virginia
  • North Carolina
  • South Carolina
  • Georgia

Any one of these counts as correct — you do not have to give them all.

Why that is the answer

The original 13 states were the first British colonies that declared independence and formed the United States.

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