American Revolution/ Virginia's Role

African-Americans supported the British or the Continental Army because they______.

• Wanted to preserve the Southern economic system

• Believed they would gain freedom from slavery

• Expected to get land when the war was over

• Hoped to earn free passage to Africa

Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson
• Benjamin Franklin
• George Washington
• Crispus Attucks

"I am not taking sides with either the British or the patriots."
Who would most likely have made this statement about the Revolutionary War?

• A woman from Virginia
• A Virginian loyal to England
• A neutral Virginian
• A soldier from Virginia

What was the name of the governing body in England during the Revolutionary War?

• House of Burgesses
• Governor
• Parliament
• Congress

James Lafayette was an enslaved African American who was able to request his freedom from slavery after serving in the _____.

• Colonial Army

• Union Army

• Confederate Army

• Continental Army

How did women help during the Revolutionary War?

• cooking for soldiers
• caring for wounded soldiers
• taking over the men's jobs while they were fighting
• all of the above

Who was the 19 year old French noble who volunteered for Washington’s Continental Army?

• Lord Cornwallis

• Marquis de Lafayette

• John Paul Jones

The speech was spoken to protest against _____.

• freedom of worship
• taxation without representation
• the Boston Tea Party
• the French and Indian War

Who is this?

• Thomas Jefferson
• Patrick Henry
• Alexander Hamilton
• George Washington

Whose side were the American Indians on? 

• The British
• The Virginia patriots
• Some fought alongside the Virginia patriots, while others fought with the British
• The African Americans