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WorksheetsRace 5 and 6
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 37mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who believed they had the legal authority to govern the colonies?
a)
George Washington
b)
Great Britain
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
The colonies
2.
Who felt they had the right to tax the colonies?
a)
Parliment
b)
King James
c)
George Washington
d)
the colonists
3.
Which document states all people are created equal and have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
a)
The Virginia charters
b)
The Constitution
c)
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
d)
The Declaration of Independence
4.
In which war did American gain independence from England?
a)
Civil War
b)
French and Indian War
c)
American Revolution
d)
War of the Roses
5.
What document was created to express the grievances against the King of England?
a)
The Constitution
b)
The Magna Carta
c)
The Declaration of Independence
d)
The Second Constitution
6.
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
John Adams
d)
Donald Trump
7.
Which is true?
a)
Loyalists were loyal to the King.
b)
Loyalists were loyal to the colonies.
c)
Patriots were patriotic to the King.
d)
Patriots were British soldiers.
8.
What was the name of the governing body in Great Britain during the Revolutionary War?
a)
Congress
b)
Parliament
c)
Governor
d)
House of Burgesses
9.
James Lafayette was-
a)
a loyalist
b)
a king
c)
a soldier
d)
an enslaved African American
10.
Who was the Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army?
a)
George Washington
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
James Lafayette
d)
Thomas Jefferson
11.
During the Revolutionary War, the group most likely to join the Continental Army to gain their freedom were the-
a)
Patriots
b)
American Indians
c)
enslaved African Americans
d)
Loyalists
12.
What role did women play during the Revolutionary War?
a)
They became Burgesses
b)
became soldiers
c)
They took on more responsibility
d)
served as spies
13.
Who was famous for speaking out against taxation without representation?
a)
John Smith
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Patrick Henry
14.
Colonists who chose to side with the British were known as-
a)
Redcoats
b)
Loyalists
c)
Neutrals
d)
Patriots
15.
Who rode horseback through the woods to warn Thomas Jefferson that the British were coming to arrest him?
a)
George Washington
b)
Jack Jouett
c)
James Armistead Lafayette
d)
James Madison
16.
What was the last battle of the American Revolution?
a)
The Battle of Great Bridge
b)
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
c)
The Battle of Yorktown
d)
The Battle of New Market
17.
Who spoke out against taxation and said, "Give me liberty or give me death?"
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Ben Franklin
c)
James Madison
d)
Patrick Henry
18.
What is a good or service owed to another person?
a)
debt
b)
credit
c)
money
d)
savings
19.
What form of exchange was NOT commonly used in the VA colony?
a)
barter
b)
credit
c)
money
d)
savings
20.
What was the economy like in the Virginia colony?
a)
industrial
b)
technological
c)
agricultural
d)
cultural
21.
This is trading / exchanging of goods and services without the use of money.
a)
Credit
b)
Money
c)
Barter
d)
Loans
22.
What was one reason the Virginia capital was moved from Williamsburg to Richmond?
a)
Richmond had cleaner drinking water
b)
Richmond was a more central location
c)
Richmond had a smaller population
d)
Richmond was close to the Chesapeake Bay
23.
Which was the THIRD capital of colonial Virginia?
a)
Richmond
b)
Roanoke
c)
Jamestown
d)
Petersburg
24.
Which was the SECOND capital of colonial Virginia?
a)
Richmond
b)
Williamsburg
c)
New York
d)
Yorktown
25.
Who earned the title Father of Our Country?
a)
James Madison
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Mason
26.
Which document states that all Virginians have the right to freedom of religion and freedom of the press?
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
d)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
27.
Who kept detailed notes during the Constitutional Convention and believed in the importance of having a U.S. Constitution?
a)
George Washington
b)
James Madison
c)
George Mason
d)
Thomas Jefferson
28.
Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
a)
James Madison
b)
George Mason
c)
George Washington
d)
Thomas Jefferson
29.
Who wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Mason
c)
James Madison
d)
George Washington
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