Revolutionary War Unit Assessment

George Washington provided leadership for the colonists by—

• serving as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army

• writing the Declaration of Independence

• leading the British militia

• fighting against the American Indians

What famous words do you expect to find in the article above?

• "No work, no food!"

• "No more taxes!"

• "We hold these truths to be self-evident ..."

• "Give me liberty or give me death."

Where was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War fought?

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Boston, Massachusetts

• Yorktown, Virginia

• Williamsburg, Virginia

Select Event 2 that occurred during the Revolutionary War.

• Surrender of the British Army

• The Treaty of Paris ends the war

• American victory at Yorktown

The colonists believed that Parliament did not have the right to tax them because—

• they already paid taxes to France

• they had no representation in Parliament

• they released legal authority of the colonies to the British Parliament

• the royal governor excused them from all taxes

What would be the best caption for the painting above?

• A famous Virginia general during the Revolution

• An American ambassador to England who served as a spy

• An enslaved African American who served as a spy in the Continental Army

• An American commander-in-chief during the French and Indian War

Virginians were divided about independence. Some remained neutral, some were loyal to Great Britain, and the rest considered themselves—

• patriots

• loyalists

• burgesses

• pioneers

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• They believed Parliament had legal authority.

• They believed local assemblies had legal authority.

Who did some American Indians fight alongside in the American Revolution?

• Only the British Army

• Only the Continental Army

• Both the British Army and the Continental Army

• Neither the British Army or the Continental Army, only the French Military