United StatesQuestion 81 (2025 list) · Colonial period and independence
There were 13 original states. Name five.
- aNew York, Virginia, Florida, Delaware, and Maryland
- bMassachusetts, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Connecticut, and New Jersey
- cNew York, Virginia, Georgia, Delaware, and MarylandCorrect answer
- dNew Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, North Carolina, and South Carolina
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. Any five of them is correct. Florida, Ohio, and Vermont joined later.
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