VS.5 The American Revolution

1. Who provided military leadership by serving as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army

• Patrick Henry
• George Washington

2. James Lafayette was a _____________ in the Continental Army.

• spy
• cook

3. Who provided French troops, ships and money to the Continental Army?

• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• Marquis de Lafayette

4. The Declaration of Independence was written by __________________.

• Patrick Henry
• Thomas Jefferson

5. Women took on more responsibility to support the war effort. What kind of responsibilities did they do?

• worked farms and go shopping
• worked farms, nurses and sewed uniforms
• made gunpowder and had parties

6. Who said "give me liberty or give me death?"

• James Lafayette
• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• Patrick Henry

7. The cartoon most likely shows -

• freedom of religion
• taxation without representation
• reasons to travel to America

8. What does the term "no taxation without representation" mean?

• To refuse to pay someone for working
• To tax someone without having voice in Parliament

9. Who is the statement describing?

• American Indian
• Loyalist

10. Parliament taxed the colonists on _______________?

• land, getting married, and newspapers
• computers, book, and peppers