Virginia Studies: Revolutionary War

After the French and Indian War, why did the British Parliament pass new laws?

• to keep the French from supporting the colonists

• to keep the colonists from returning to Britain

• to get the colonists to help pay for the war

• to get the Native Americans to return to their lands

What does "No Taxation without Representation" mean?

• Only the colonial government could tax the colonists

• Only the King could pass tax laws

• The colonists should not be taxed unless the taxes were used in the colonies

• The colonists should not be taxed because no one should be taxed.

In 1776, which document did the colonists write to tell England that they wanted to be free from British rule?

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• United States Constitution

What was an advantage the Americans had during the Revolutionary War?

• They knew the land where they were fighting.

• They had a large army and navy.

• They knew they had the full support of all colonists.

• They had better weapons and supplies.

Which of the following answers explains why the Americans won the Battle of Yorktown?

• Cornwallis was tired of chasing Nathaniel Greene's army.

• Washington surrounded the British, and the French navy blocked the bay.

• The Patriots fought the British on open fields of the South.

• Francis Marion planned a surprise attack on the British.

What was the result when the Americans and British signed the Treaty of Paris?

• The war would go on until the British ended it.

• George Washington could become President of the United States.

• The United States of America was now an independent nation.

• France would become the new ruler of the colonies.

Why did many enslaved African Americans join the Patriots in fighting the British?

• They hoped after the war they would be free.

• Peter Salem told them to join the Continental Army.

• The British army would not allow them to join.

• King George III had asked them to be spies for the British.

How did the American Revolution affect the Native Americans?

• American settlers pushed Native Americans further west.

• Native Americans were treated equally by the new nation.

• The peace treaty protected the lands of the Native Americans.

• Native Americans fled to Great Britain.

What name was given to colonists that opposed British rule?

• Boycott

• Militia

• Loyalist

• Patriot

What name was given to a colonist that supported the rule of King George?

• Militia

• Loyalist

• Patriot

• Boycott