American Revolution Test

What famous words did Patrick Henry say to inspire other colonists to speak out against taxation without representation?

• "no work, no food"

• "No more taxes!"

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

• "...give me liberty or give me death."

George Washington provided military leadership for the colonists by-

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

• becoming president of Virginia

• leading the British army

• fighting with American Indians

Who won the Battle of Yorktown to end the Revolutionary War?

• British

• Americans

• Germans

• American Indians

Why did the colonists believe that Parliament did not have the right to tax them?

• They did not believe in any taxes.

• They already paid taxes to France.

• They had no representation in Parliament.

• The royal governor excuses them.

Who was James Lafayette?

• a famous Virginia general during the Revolution

• an American ambassador to England who served as a spy

• a slave that served in the Continental Army and was then granted his freedom

• the 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

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• Patrick Henry

During the American Revolution, American Indians fought alongside-

• only the British Army

• only the Continental Army

• both the British and Americans

• the French

What was the first land battle of the American Revolution fought in Virginia?

• Battle of Great Bridge

• Battle of Albemarle

• Battle of the Virginia Capes

• Battle of Yorktown

Which famous Virginian rode on horseback through the night to warn Thomas Jefferson that the British were coming to arrest him?

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Paul Revere

• Jack Jouett