American Revolutionary War Unit Test

All of the following statements describe Marquis de Lafayette EXCEPT

• Military leader in the American Revolution

• French nobleman

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

• Contributed to the American victory at Yorktown

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Lafayette

• James Madison

The Declaration of Independence states all of the following EXCEPT

• all people are created equal

• that authority to govern belongs to the people rather than to kings

• all people have rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

• that the authority to govern belongs to the king

What did the colonists and the British Parliament disagree over?

• how the colonies should be governed

• how the colonies should farm land

• what language the colonists should speak

Who was Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Marquis de Lafayette

• James Lafayette

Virginians who supported British rule were known as

• patriots

• loyalists

• delegates

• burgesses

Virginians who did not take sides during the war were

• patriots

• loyalists

• neutral

• none of the above

Who served as a spy in the Continental Army and fought for and won his freedom after the war with the support of the Marquis de Lafayette?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Lafayette

• James Madison

Patrick Henry is remembered for saying

• "...give me liberty or give me death"

• "the British are coming"

• "join or die"

• "taxation without representation"

The capital of Virginia moved from Williamsburg to _________________ during the Revolutionary War.

• Jamestown

• Williamsburg

• Richmond

• Chesterfield