VS.5 American Revolution

The colonists and the British Parliament disagreed over how the colonies should be ________.

• divided

• governed

• sold

• bought

Who believed it had legal authority in the colonies?

• Parliament and the local assemblies (General Assembly)

• Parliament and Congress

• The king and queen

• the patriots and loyalist

Parliament believed it had the right to ________ the colonies

• barter with

• sell

• free

• tax

The colonists believed they should not be taxed since they had no ________ in Parliament.

• legal authority

• representation

What document gave reasons for independence and ideas for self- government?

• Virginia Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Statute for Religious Freedom

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Patrick Henry

• George Mason

The Declaration of Independence states that the authority to govern belongs to the ​ (a)   rather than to kings and that all ​​ (b)   are created equal and have rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

• people
• men
• women
• kings

Virginians made significant contributions during which era?

• Parliament era

• Bartering for Goods era

• Colonial Virginia era

• Revolutionary War era

Who served in the Continental Army and fought for independence against the British?

• loyalist

• patriots

• men

• everyone

Where did the British surrender?

• Yorktown, VA

• Appomattox Court House, VA

• Norfolk, VA

• Richmond, VA