VS.5 Revolutionary War (updated new standards)

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Who won the Revolutionary War?

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Colonists (American)

Front

Who did the colonists believe had legal authority in the colonies? Options: Parliament, local assemblies, the King, George Washington

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local assemblies

Front

The Declaration of Independence states that the authority to govern belongs to who?

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People rather than to kings

Front

Who provided military leadership by serving as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army?

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George Washington

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Who was an enslaved African American from Virginia that served as a spy in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War? He successfully requested his freedom after the war.

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James Lafayette

Front

Which group of people fought alongside both the patriots and loyalists? Options: Loyalists, Patriots, American Indians, Women

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American Indians

Front

__________ believed they had legal authority in the colonies.

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Parliament

Front

The last major battle of the Revolutionary War was fought at _________

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Yorktown

Front

The Declaration of Independence states that all people have rights to life, __________, and the pursuit of happiness.

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liberty

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Parliament believed they had the right to ______ the colonies.

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Tax