Virginia Studies Review #2

Select all the important people of the American Revolution.

• Marquis De Lafayette

• Patrick Henry

• John Brown

• Robert Smalls

Select all the branches of government.

• Legislative

• Executive

• Federalists

• Judicial

What was the first land battle of the American Revolution?

• The Battle of Bunker Hill

• The Battle of Great Bridge

• The Battle at Lexington

• The Battle of the Dragoons

Who warned Thomas Jefferson that a company of British soldiers were on their way to capture him?

• Paul Revere

• Banastre Tarleton

• Patrick Henry

• Jack Jouett

After a battle near Norfolk, Virginia Lord Dunmore left the colony. What was the effect of this?

• The British Army captured Richmond.

• The Patriot gunpowder was removed from Williamsburg.

• Virginia was never under British rule again.

• Patrick Henry gave a speech calling for immediate war with England.

Why did the capital move from Williamsburg to Richmond?

• It decreased the possibility of a British attack by sea.

• The weather was much warmer in Richmond.

• The capitol building in Williamsburg was burned by Loyalists.

• Lord Dunmore dismissed the General Assembly and they went to Richmond to have a secret meeting.

Where was the final battle of the American Revolution?

• Yorktown, Virginia

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Vincennes, Louisiana

• Concord, Massachusetts

Who was Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution?

• George Washington

• James Lafayette

• Patrick Henry

• Marquis de Lafayette

What are two effects of the Battle of Yorktown?

• James Lafayette left Virginia to settle in Panama.

• Cornwallis surrendered the British Army to George Washington.

• The war ended and the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783.

• The Marquis de Lafayette became Mayor of Yorktown.

These statesmen were going to write a new plan of government for the new nation. This new plan would be called the ___________________.

• Declaration of Independence

• Charter

• English right

• United States Constitution.