What war did the Americans fight to win independence from Britain?

Related 2008 question

The 2008 test covers the same fact from another angle.

• 2008 Question 61: Why did the colonists fight the British?because of high taxes (taxation without representation) · because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering) · because they didn't have self-government

The 65/20 special consideration

Question 76 is not one of the 20 asterisked questions, so an applicant who qualifies for the 65/20 special consideration would not be asked it. Everyone else studies all 128.

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More Colonial Period and Independence questions

• Question 73: The colonists came to America for many reasons. Name one.Freedom · Political liberty · Religious freedom · Economic opportunity · Escape persecution
• Question 74: Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?American Indians · Native Americans
• Question 75: What group of people was taken and sold as slaves?Africans · People from Africa
• Question 77: 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
• Question 78: Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?(Thomas) Jefferson