American Revolution 5.1.2, 5.1.4, & 5.1.5

What is not a reason Virginia's capital moved from Williamsburg to Richmond.

• The drinking water was contaminated.

• Virginia settlers had been moving westward.

• Richmond was a more central location.

• Richmond was further inland inland from the sea and safer from British attack.

Virginians were divided about independence. Some remained neutral, some were loyal to Great Britain and those that believed in the cause of the colonies considered themselves?

• patriots

• loyalist

• engineers

• burgesses

Which of these statements best describes a Loyalist? 

• a person who believed that the colonies would win the war

• a person from the town of Loyola

• a person who believed that the King and Parliament were allowed to tax colonists and sided with the British

• a person who created an alliance with the Virginia Indians

What ended the war?

• Treaty of Paris

• The Intolerable Acts

• Boston Massacre

• The Boston Tea Party

What year did the war end?

• 1776

• 1799

• 1783

• 1781

Where was the last significant military battle during the American Revolution fought?

• Yorktown

• Gettysburg

• Quebec

• Jamestown

The __________ victory at Yorktown resulted in the __________ of the _________ army in 1781.

• British, battle, American

• American, surrender, British

• French, battle, British

• French, surrender, British

• American, battle, British

What year did the capital move from Williamsburg to Richmond?

• 1619

• 1780

• 1899

• 1721