United StatesQuestion 9 (2025 list) · Principles of American government
What founding document said the American colonies were free from Britain?
- aThe Constitution of the United States
- bThe Declaration of IndependenceCorrect answer
- cThe Emancipation Proclamation
- dThe Mayflower Compact of 1620
Why?
The Declaration of Independence, adopted on July 4, 1776, said the thirteen colonies were free and independent states. The Constitution came later, in 1787.
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