Revolutionary War

Who was an enslaved African American from Virginia, that served as a spy in the Continental Army?

• Marquis de Lafayette

• James Lafayette

• Lafayette Wionna

• Phillis Wheatley

He inspired patriots from other colonies when he spoke out against the taxation without representation by saying, “give me linerty or give me death.”

• Thomas paine

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Patrick Henry

Virginians that did not take sides during the Revolutionary War were known as

• Loyalist

• Patriots

• Neutral

• Mercenaries

What was the name of the Capital before it was relocated to Richmond?

• Jamestown

• Werowocomoco

• Willamsburg

• Petersburg

He provided military leadership by serving as Commander in-chief of the Continental Army.

• George Mason

• George Bush

• George Washington

• Curious George

Thoms Jefferson is known for expressing his reasons for colonial independence from Great Britain in the

• Treaty of Paris

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

Why was the Battle of Great Bridge important?

• Because it was the battle ending the war.

• Because the battle resulted in the surrender of the British Army.

• Because it was the first land battle of the American Revolution fought in Virginia.

• Because the battle forced the British colonial Govenor to flee to Virginia Beach.

We believed we had the legal authority in the colonies.

• Green Mountain Boys

• Patriots

• Parliament

• Loyalist

How did enslaved Africans contribute towards the Revolutionary War?

• Some fought for a better chance of freedom and some free africans fought for independence in the American Revolution.

• Some remained loyal to the British.

• Enslaved Africans did not take sides with either Great Britain or the Continental Army.

• Enslaved Africans took more of a responsibility to support the war effort.

What is the term referring to money being collected for King George III from the colonies.

• Debt

• Taxation

• Taxes

• Taxation without representation