Virginia and the American Revolution

Front

Which statement is true? Options: Parliament believed it had the right to tax the colonies. Parliament believed the colonists had the right to tax themselves. Colonists believed that Parliament had the right to tax them. Parliament believed that no one should be taxed without representation.

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Parliament believed it had the right to tax the colonies.

Front

Which document states that the authority to govern belongs to the people (not the king) and that all people are created equal? Options: Virginia Declaration of Rights, Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom, Declaration of Independence, The Constitution

Back

Declaration of Independence

Front

Colonists believed that ________________ should have legal authority in the colonies.

Back

Local assemblies

Front

Who did not take sides during the war? Options: Patriots, Loyalists, Neutralists, British

Back

Neutralists

Front

Who served in the Continental Army?

Back

Patriots

Front

Who remained faithful to Britain? Options: Patriots, Loyalists, Neutralists, British

Back

Loyalists

Front

Some enslaved African Americans sided with the British because they were promised---

Back

Freedom

Front

Where did the last land battle of the Revolutionary War take place?

Back

Yorktown

Front

Who was an enslaved African American who served as a spy during the Revolutionary War?

Back

James Lafayette

Front

Who was the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army?

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George Washington