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Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
 
Marquis de Lafayette
 
James Lafayette
 
James Mason
 
Thomas Jefferson
Who wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?
 
Thomas Jefferson
 
Patrick Henry
 
James Madison
 
George Washington
What year was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
What document gave listed reasons why the colonies’ wanted independence from Great Britain?
Declaration of Independence
Who were allies, or supporters, of the colonies and were helping the Americans during the war?
French
In April 1775, the first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired at-
 
Lexington and Concord
 
Yorktown
 
Richmond
 
Boston
hat war had just ended in 1763 that cost Britain a lot of money?
 
French and Indian
 
French Revolution
 
American Revolution
 
Civil War
What document established the United States as an independent nation and ended the American Revolution?
 
Treaty of Paris
 
Declaration if Independence
 
Virginia Declaration of Rights
 
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
What was the result of the American Revolution for the colonist?
They became independent
All the following are reasons why the capital was moved EXCEPT?
 
The population was moving westward
 
Richmond was a more central location
 
Moving increased the distance of attack by the British
 
The population was moving westward
Several ideas expressed in the Virginia Declaration of Rights and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom were later included in-
 
The Bill of Rights
 
The Declaration of Independence
 
The Virginia Charters
 
The Virginia State Constitution
The Battle of Yorktown resulted in the surrender of what country?
 
British
 
Spanish
 
American
 
French
Some enslaved African Americans supported the British because they were promised -
their freedom
The British wanted to _________ the colonists even though they did not have representation in Parliamen
tax
The Battle of Yorktown was the ______ major battle of the American Revolution
 
last
 
first
 
fifth
 
third
When the capital was moved, the population was moving for more opportunities.?
 
East
 
West
 
North
 
South
People who supported the colonies and fought for independence from Great Britain were....
 
Patriots
 
Loyalists
 
Angry
 
Nuetral
Fill in the blank: The British Parliament believed they had legal authority in the colonies, but the colonists believed ___________ had legal authority.
 
their local assemblies
 
Parliament
 
England
 
the President
Who took on more responsibilities such as farming, making clothes, and caring for wounded soldiers, during the American Revolution?
 
women
 
enslaved African Americans
 
American Indians
 
men
What became the capital of Virginia in 1780?
 
Richmond
 
Jamestown
 
Williamsburg
Some Virginians did not take sides in the war. They were-
nuetral
ho helped James Lafayette be granted his freedom?
 
William Armistead
 
George Washinhton
 
Patrick Henry
 
Marquis de Lafayette
Where were the Battles of Lexington and Concord fought?
 
Massachusetts
 
Florida
 
Virginia
 
Englan
True or False? Lexington and Concord signed to the British that Americans would fight for their freedom.
False
When was the Battle of Yorktown?
 
1781
 
1783
 
1775
 
1776
was later elected asWho was elected the first President of the United States of America.
George Washington
Who took detailed notes during Constitutional Convention. He believed in the importance of a U.S. Constitution and his skills at compromise helped reach agreements during the writing of the Constitution.
James Madison
Who provided military leadership by serving as commander in-chief of the Continental Army. He helped develop the plan to surround the British and led American forces to Virginia?
George Washington
Who inspired patriots when he spoke out against taxation with representation with his "Give me liberty or give me death!” speech.
Patrick Henry
Who was a French nobleman who helped organize support from the French Navy, He contributed to the victory at Yorktown?
Marquis Lafayette
Who provided political leadership by writing the Declaration of Independence. And believed people should be free to make the choice to worship or not, writing the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.
Thomas Jefferson
Who was formerly an enslaved African who served as a spy in the Continental Army. He fought for and won his freedom many years after the war.
James Layfayette
______________________ was elected by the committee to write the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
The first Continental Congress met in the year __________.
1774
The event in which colonists dumped tea into the Boston Harbor to protest the Townsend Acts is called the ____________________.
Boston Tea Party
_____________________ said "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
Patrick Henry
British Parliament raised money from the America settlers by ______________ the colonists.
taxing
British lawmakers are called _________________.
Parliament
______________ colonies united in 1776 to form the new country of America.
Thirteen
Two important ideas in the Declaration of Independence are that: The authority to govern lies with the _____________ and all people are created ____________ and have rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
people, equal
Thomas Jefferson wrote the ____________________________________ which laid out the complaints of the colonists toward England.
Declaration of Independence
The British believed _____________________ should rule the colonies without any input from the colonists.
King George
The colonists did not have a say in the British taxes they had to pay. This is called ____________________________________.
taxation without representation
Money paid to the government is a _________.
Tax
What did the British promise slaves during the American revolution if they chose to fight against the patriots?
their freedom
Which Virginians were loyal to King George and wanted to stay with Great Britain?
loyalists
Which people believed the colonists should be independent from Great Britain and supported the Revolutionary War?
patriots
What did George Washington do before leading the Continental Army?
He fought in the French and Indian War.
What title do we give the group of men who signed the Declaration of Independence?
Our Founding Fathers
What was one of Patrick Henry's natural talents?
compromising
Who rode his horse the entire night to warn Thomas Jefferson that the British were coming to arrest him?
Jack Jouett
Whose famous speeches inspired colonists to break away from England?
Patrick Henry
Patriots believed ______________ was worth fighting and dying for.
freedom
What war took place between 1775 and 1781?
The Revolutionary War
The final battle of the Revolutionary War took place in ________________.
 
Yorktown
 
Richmond
 
Hampton
 
Williamsburg
During the Revolutionary War, African Americans in Virginia ______________.
 
were divided in their feelings about the war
 
were forced to fight in the army
 
were all loyalists
 
were all patriots
Patrick Henry was a Virginia patriot who said _________________.
"Give me liberty or give me death!"
During the Revolutionary War, the colonists were helped by the ____________.
French
James Armistead Lafayette was a slave who _____________________.
spied on the English army.
Thomas Jefferson provided political leadership by ____________________.
writing the Declaration of Independence.
George Washington provided military leadership by _________________.
commanding the Continental Army.
True or False? During the Revolutionary War, women took on more responsibility.
True
True or False? James Armistead Lafayette was freed from slavery after the war.
True
True or False? Virginia patriots who did not fight in the war helped in other ways.
True
Which event led to the end of the American Revolution?
 
Treaty of Paris
 
Battle of Yorktown
 
Moving the capital to Richmond
 
Declaration of Independence
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Who was the commander of the Continental Army?
George Washington
Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death?"
Patrick Henry
Who spied on the English Army as a servant?
James Armistead Lafayette
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