VS 5 The Revolutionary War CIP Test

The Virginia colonists believed that the British Parliament had no right to tax them because they had no ....

• armies

• representation

• resources

• property

What famous Virginian spoke out against England by saying, "give me liberty or give me death"?

• George Mason

• George Washington

• Patrick Henry

• James Madison

The document authored by Thomas Jefferson and stating that the people should have the authority to govern themselves is the ......

• Virginia Declartion of Rights

• Virginia Charters

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution of the United States of America

The American colonists and British Parliament disagreed over.....

• how many English people should settle in Virginia

• how many English soldiers were needed to protect Virginia

• the king not visiting Virginia

• how Virginia should be governed

"All people are created equal and have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." This quote from the Declaration of Independence was written by

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• King George

• James Monrow

What group of Virginians served in the Continental Army?

• Loyalists

• Patriots

• Women

• Rulers

Virginians who remained faithful to Great Britain were known as....

• commanders

• Patriots

• Loyalist

• delegates

People who did not take sides during the war with England were called

• burgesses

• representatives

• neutralists

• African Americans

Which enslaved African American served in the Continental Army and requested his freedom after the Revolutionary War?

• George Wythe

• Nat Turner

• James Lafayette

• John Brown

Who provided military leadership by serving as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Patrick Henry

• Jack Jouette