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WorksheetsRevolutionary War Roles of Virginians
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Virginia ________ served in the Continental Army and fought for independence, leading to the British surrender at Yorktown.
a)
patriots
b)
loyalists
c)
neutrals
d)
Germans
2.
Some Virginians were ______ and did not take sides.
a)
loyal
b)
neutral
c)
rebellious
d)
afraid
3.
While other Virginians remained ______ to Great Britain.
a)
loyal
b)
neutral
c)
rebellious
d)
free
4.
______ took on more responsibilities to support the war effort.
a)
Children
b)
Women
c)
Germans
d)
Farmers
5.
Some enslaved _____ _____ fought for a better chance of freedom.
a)
African Americans
b)
American Indians
c)
Caucasians
d)
Men
6.
Some ____ African Americans fought for independence from Great Britain.
a)
indentured
b)
free
c)
happy
d)
sad
7.
Many ______ _______ fought alongside the Virginia patriots, while others fought with the British.
a)
Germans
b)
American Indians
c)
Scot-Irish
d)
Women
8.
______ ______ provided military leadership by serving as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
James Lafayette
9.
_______ _______ provided political leadership by expressing the reasons for colonial independence from Great Britain in the Declaration of Independence.
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
James Lafayette
10.
_____ _____ inspired patriots from other colonies when he spoke out against taxation without representation by saying, “…give me liberty or give me death.”
a)
James Lafayette
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
George Washington
d)
James Madison
11.
_____ _____, an enslaved African American from Virginia, served in the Continental Army and successfully requested his freedom after the war.
a)
James Lafayette
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
George Washington
12.
______ _____ rode on horseback through the backwoods of Virginia to Charlottesville to warn Thomas Jefferson, then the governor of Virginia, that the British were coming to arrest him and members of the General Assembly.
a)
Jack Jouett
b)
James Madison
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Washington
13.
_____ _____ was the last royal governor of Virginia. He did some things that made the patriots very angry such as leading a war against American Indians, and taking gunpowder from Williamsburg's arsenal.
a)
Lord Dunmore
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
King James III
d)
Robert E. Lee
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