Virginia Studies VS 5 a-c

The colonists of Virginia believed that Parliment had no right to tax them because they had no

• armies

• representation

• resource

• property

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

• George Mason

• Patrick Henry

• George Washington

• James Madison

Which document states the people should have the authority to govern themselves?

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Virginia Charters

• The US Constitution

The colonists and Parliament disagreed over

• how many English should settle in Virginia

• how many English soldiers were needed to protect Virginia

• how Virginia should be governed

• the king not visiting Virginia

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

• Thjomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• King George

• James Monroe

Which Virginian was Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army?

• George Mason

• Patrick Henry

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

What group of Virginians served in the Continental Army?

• rulers

• women

• loyalists

• patriots

Virginians who remained faithful to England were known as

• delegates

• loyalists

• patriots

• commanders

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

• burgesses

• African Americans

• representatives

• neutrals

Which enslaved person served in the Continental Army and was given his freedom after the Revolutionary War?

• George Wythe

• Nat Turner

• John Brown

• James Armistead Lafayette