Virginia Chooses Liberty

Who won the battle at Yorktown?

• The English

• The British

• The Americans

• The Loyalists

"Give me liberty or give me death!"

• James Lafayette

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Patrick Henry

Where did the First Continental Congress meet?

• Boston, Massachusetts

• Chesapeake, VA

• Philadelphia, PA

• Williamsburg, VA

Who was in the Continental Army and spied for them?

• James Armistead

• Paul Revere

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• Lord Dunmore

• Patrick Henry

• Thomas Jefferson

What is a patriot?

• fought in the Royal Navy and wanted to remain under the control of the King

• fought in the Continental Army and wanted independence from Britain

• fought against the French in the French and Indian War

• fought against the Indians and Powhatan

Which act placed a tax on tea and led up to the Boston Tea Party?

• Freedom Act

• Sugar Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Townsend Act

Who rode 40 miles to warn Jefferson that the British were coming to arrest him?

• Jack Jouett

• Paul Revere

• George Washington

• John Adams

What are the rights of all men as stated in the Declaration of Independence?

• food, liberty and unhappiness

• freedom of religion, marriage, and bear arms

• employment, housing, and food

• life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

Where is Yorktown?

• Massachusetts

• Virginia

• Vermont

• Georgia