2025 civics test · Question 77
Name one reason why the Americans declared independence from Britain.
Colonial Period and Independence
Accepted USCIS answers
- 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
In simple words
Colonists objected to British rule for several reasons, including taxes without a voice in Parliament.
Source: USCIS 2025 question list. Question list checked September 29, 2026.