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WorksheetsVs.5 Revolutionary War
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who won the Revolutionary War?
a)
Colonists
b)
Local Assemblies
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
English
2.
Who did the colonists believe had legal authority in the colonies?
a)
Parliament
b)
local assemblies
c)
the King
d)
George Washington
3.
The Declaration of Independence states that all authority to govern belongs to who?
a)
People
b)
King
c)
Parliament
d)
Local Assemblies
4.
Who served as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army?
a)
George Washington
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
General Cornwallis
d)
Thomas Jefferson
5.
Who was forced to flee the city of Norfolk during the Battle of Great Bridge?
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
The King
c)
The British Governor
d)
George Washington
6.
Who was a slave that served in the Continental Army and was given his freedom after the war?
a)
George Washington
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
American Indians
d)
James Lafayette
7.
Which group of people fought alongside both the patriots and loyalists?
a)
Loyalists
b)
Patriots
c)
American Indians
d)
Women
8.
Who rode on horseback to Charlottesville to war Thomas Jefferson that the British were coming?
a)
James Lafayette
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
George Washington
d)
Jack Jouett
9.
__________ believed they had legal authority in the colonies.
a)
The King
b)
General Assembly
c)
Parliament
d)
House of Burgesses
10.
The last major battle of the Revolutionary War was fought at _________
a)
The Battle of Great Bridge
b)
Yorktown
c)
Jamestown
d)
Richmond
11.
The Declaration of Independence states that all people have rights to life, __________, and the pursuit of happiness.
a)
freedom
b)
independence
c)
liberty
d)
equality
12.
Parliament believed they had the right to ______ the colonies.
a)
Pay
b)
Free
c)
Dictate
d)
Tax
13.
The Declaration of Independence expressed reasons for colonial ___________ from Great Britain.
a)
freedom
b)
liberty
c)
independence
d)
equality
14.
Which document states that all people are created equal?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
The Constitution
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
The Charters
15.
Which group fought for both the English and the Colonists because they were promised their freedom?
a)
Women
b)
African Americans
c)
American Indians
d)
Neutral
16.
Who inspired people with his speeches?
a)
Patriots
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
George Washington
d)
Thomas Jefferson
17.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
James Lafayette
18.
Some Virginians were_______, meaning they did not take sides.
a)
Patriots
b)
Loyalists
c)
Neutral
d)
American Indians
19.
Who fought in the Continental Army against the English?
a)
Patriots
b)
Loyalists
c)
Neutral
20.
Who took on more responsibility during the war?
a)
American Indians
b)
Enslaved African Americans
c)
Women
d)
Patriots
21.
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
a)
July 4, 1776
b)
July 4, 1607
c)
March 23, 1775
d)
July 4, 1840
22.
The colonists believed they should not be taxed because they had no _______ in Parliament.
a)
Independence
b)
Parliament
c)
Representation
d)
Colonists
23.
What was the first land battle fought in Virginia?
a)
Yorktown
b)
Jamestown
c)
Great Bridge
d)
Richmond
24.
Who was known as a great speaker?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
James Lafayette
25.
Who was known as a great military leader?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
James Lafayette
26.
Who was known as a great writer and political leader?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
James Lafayette
27.
Who was a spy for the Continental Army?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
James Lafayette
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