Virginia Studies: American Revolution

Who showed military leadership by serving as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Patrick Henry

• James Lafayette

Who was an enslaved African American from Virginia, served as a spy in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War? He successfully requested his freedom after the war.

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Patrick Henry

• James Lafayette

Who provided political leadership by expressing the reasons for colonial independence from Great Britain in the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Patrick Henry

• James Lafayette

Who inspired patriots from other colonies when he spoke out against taxation without representation by saying, “…give me liberty or give me death.” ?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Patrick Henry

• James Lafayette

Where did the American victory that resulted in the surrender of the British army in 1781, which led to the end to the war take place?

• Williamsburg, VA

• Jamestown, VA

• Yorktown, VA

• Hampton, VA

Complete the following sentence.

The war ended with the ___________ in 1783.

• The election of George Washington as our first preseident

• The signing of the Decleration of Independence

• Surrender at Jametown

• Treaty of Paris

The colonists and the British Parliament agreed over how the colonies should be governed.

• True

• False

Parliament believed it had legal authority in the colonies, while the colonists believed their local assemblies had legal authority.

• True

• False

Parliament believed it had the right to tax the colonies, and the colonists believed they should pay taxes since they had no representation in Parliament.

• True

• False

The Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson, states that authority to govern belongs to the people rather than to kings, and that all people are created equal and have rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

• True

• False