Virginia Studies: American Revolution

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Who showed 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, 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

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Who provided political leadership by expressing the reasons for colonial independence from Great Britain in the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

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Who inspired patriots from other colonies when he spoke out against taxation without representation by saying, “…give me liberty or give me death.” ?

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Patrick Henry

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Where did the American victory that resulted in the surrender of the British army in 1781, which led to the end to the war take place? Options: Williamsburg, VA; Jamestown, VA; Yorktown, VA; Hampton, VA

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Yorktown, VA

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Complete the following sentence. The war ended with the ___________ in 1783.

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Treaty of Paris

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The colonists and the British Parliament agreed over how the colonies should be governed.

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False

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Parliament believed it had legal authority in the colonies, while the colonists believed their local assemblies had legal authority.

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True

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Parliament believed it had the right to tax the colonies, and the colonists believed they should pay taxes since they had no representation in Parliament.

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False

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The Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson, states that authority to govern belongs to the people rather than to kings, and that all people are created equal and have rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. True or False?

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True