VS5 American Revolution Test

The colonists and Parliament disagreed over

• should slaves be for sale

• how Virginia should be governed

• free land to farm

• supplies for building their homes

Colonists believed that parliament had no right to tax them because they didn’t have what?

• many people

• much money

• representation

• knowledge

Parliament wanted to have legal authority, but the colonists believed that ________________ had authority.

• local assemblies

• the King of France

• the British Army

• Parliament itself

The cartoon most likely shows…

• The reasons to travel to America

• The colonists moving westward

• Taxation without representation

• The freedom of religion

Which document expressed reasons for independence and ideas for self-government?

• The Bill of Rights

• The Constitution of the United States

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Charters of the VA Company of London

As stated in the Declaration of Independence, who has the authority to govern?

• The people

• The king

• Parliament

• Military

Select the two main points of the Declaration of Independence.

• All people are created equal

• Freedom of religion

• Freedom of the press

• All people have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Patrick Henry

• Marqui de Lafayette

This group of people fought for the British because they were promised freedom.

• Patriots

• Women

• Enslaved Africans

• American Indians

Who provided military leadership by serving as commander-in-chief of the continental Army during the Revolutionary War?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Patrick Henry

• John Smith

• George Washington