Level 6 Race to the Governor's House

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

• monitored

• governed

• taxed

• representative

Who believed it had legal authority in the colonies?

• The British King and the governors

• Parliament and the burgesses

• Parliament and the local assemblies

• The British King and the local assemblies

Parliament believed it had the right to _____________ the colonies.

• tax

• govern

• rule

• trade

The colonists believe they should not be taxed since they had no ________________ in Parliament.

• communication

• participation

• power

• representation

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

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

• Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Mason

The Declaration of Independence states that the authority to govern belongs to the __________ rather than to kings and that all ___________ are created equal and have rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

• governors; people

• burgesses; people

• delegates; colonists

• people; people

Virginians made significant contributions during which era?

• Revolutionary War Era

• Civil War Era

• Reconstruction Era

• French and Indian War Era

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

• loyalists

• pioneers

• patriots

• burgesses

Where did the British surrender?

• Charlottesville, VA

• Great Bridge, VA

• Yorktown, VA

• Williamsburg, VA