American Revolutionary War Unit Test

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All of the following statements describe Marquis de Lafayette EXCEPT: Military leader in the American Revolution, French nobleman, Contributed to the American victory at Yorktown

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Served as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army

Front

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

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The Declaration of Independence states all of the following EXCEPT

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that the authority to govern belongs to the king

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What did the colonists and the British Parliament disagree over?

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how the colonies should be governed

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Who was Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?

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George Washington

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Virginians who supported British rule were known as

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loyalists

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Virginians who did not take sides during the war were

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neutral

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Who served as a spy in the Continental Army and fought for and won his freedom after the war with the support of the Marquis de Lafayette?

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James Lafayette

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Patrick Henry is remembered for saying

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"...give me liberty or give me death"

Front

The capital of Virginia moved from Williamsburg to _________________ during the Revolutionary War.

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Richmond