Virginia and The Revolution: Gap Game

George Washington provided leadership for the colonists by -

• serving as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army

• writing the Declaration of Independence

• leading the British militia

• fighting against the American Indians

The colonists believed that Parliament did not have the right to tax them because-

• they already paid taxes to France

• they had no representation in Parliament

• they released legal authority of the colonies to the British Parliament

• the royal governor excused them from all taxes

What would be the best caption for the painting above?

• A famous Virginia general during the Revolution

• An American ambassador to England who served as a spy

• An enslaved African American who served as a spy in the Continental Army

• An American commander-in-chief during the French and Indian War

Virginians were divided about independence. Some remained neutral, some were loyal to Great Britain, and the rest considered themselves -

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• Burgesses

• pioneers

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

Who did some American Indians fight alongside in the American Revolution?

• Only the British Army

• Only the Continental Army

• Both the British Army and the Continental Army

• Neither the British Army or the Continental Army, only the French Military

The Declaration of Independence states that the authority to govern belongs to the -

• Kings

• People

• Burgesses

• Parliament

As men left home to fight in the war, women -

• took on more responsibilities

• abandoned their homes

• escaped to Europe

• became burgesses

The Declaration of Independence states that all people are created equal and have rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of ___________.

• liberty

• rights

• freedom

• happiness

Some enslaved African Americans supported the British because they were promised -

• Land

• Wealth

• Freedom

• Citizenship