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Chapter 5-Virginia and the Revolution

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the Commander-in-Chief of the First Continental Army?
a)
Jack Jouett
b)
Marquis de Lafayette
c)
George Washington
d)
Patrick Henry
2.
If you didn't take sides in the American Revolution, you were known as a ......
a)
Patriot
b)
Neutral
c)
Loyalist
d)
King
3.
 If you sided with the king / parliament during the Revolutionary War, you were known as a ....
a)
Loyalist
b)
Neutral
c)
King
d)
Patriot
4.
 If you sided with the colonists during the Revolutionary War, you were known as a ......
a)
Loyalist
b)
Patriot
c)
Neutral
d)
King
5.
Why was James Lafayette important during the American Revolution?
a)
He was a spy for the Continental Army
b)
He was George Washington's admiral
c)
He spied for the British Army
d)
He grew crops for the militia men to eat
6.
What happened to James Lafayette after the war?
a)
He was granted his freedom
b)
He went to live in Great Britain
c)
He went back to his master's house
d)
He joined an Iroquois tribe
7.
 As a result of the Revolutionary War.....
a)
Great Britain gained more control over the colonies
b)
Great Britain gave up control of the colonies
c)
The colonists had to go back to Great Britain
d)
The French took over the government of Virginia
8.
During the Revolutionary War, what was the name of the legislative government in Great Britain?
a)
Congress
b)
Parliament
c)
House of Burgesses
d)
Loyalist
9.
Which Virginian said "Give me liberty or give me death?"
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Marquis de Lafayette
10.

The Declaration of Independence states that the authority to govern belongs to the:

a)

people

b)

parliament

c)

king

d)

rich

11.
What was the name of the British king during the American Revolution?
a)
Charles III
b)
William III
c)
George III
d)
James III
12.
Who drafted the first version of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
George Washington
d)
Patrick Henry
13.
Surrounded by French and Continental armies, a large British army surrendered here, signaling the end of the Revolutionary War.
a)
McLean
b)
Yorktown
c)
Bunker Hill
d)
Lexington and Concord
14.
Of the following events, which happened first? 
a)
The Civil War
b)
The Declaration of Independence
c)
The Battle of Yorktown
d)
The Treaty of Paris of 1783
15.
When did the colonists declare their independence from Great Britain?
a)
1492
b)
1776
c)
1519
d)
1787
16.
What was the name of the law-making body in Great Britain during the Revolutionary War?
a)
Congress
b)
Governor
c)
Parliament
d)
House of Burgesses
17.
What was the last battle of the American Revolution?
a)
The Battle of Great Bridge
b)
The Battle of Yorktown
c)
The Battle of Hogsmeade
d)
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
18.
Patrick Henry, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson were all-
a)
loyalists
b)
neutral
c)
patriots
19.
Who won the Revolutionary War?
a)
The Patriots
b)
The British
20.
 During the Revolution, __________ took on more responsibilities at home.
a)
the wealthy
b)
farmers
c)
women
d)
slaves
21.
_____ was an enslaved African American who served in the Continental Army.  He asked for and was granted his freedom after the war.
a)
Crispus Attucks
b)
James Lafayette
c)
John Brown
d)
James Madison
22.
During the Revolutionary War, the capital of Virginia moved from Williamsburg to ___________ .
a)
Richmond
b)
Chesterfield
c)
Lynchburg
d)
Jamestown
23.
Surrounded by French and Continental armies, a large British army surrendered here.
a)
Saratoga
b)
Yorktown
c)
Bunker Hill
d)
Lexington and Concord
24.

What famous words did Patrick Henry say to inspire other colonists to speak out against taxation without representation?

a)

"no work, no food"

b)

"No more taxes!"

c)

"We hold these truths to be self evident...."

d)

"...give me liberty or give me death."

25.

George Washington provided military leadership for the colonists by---

a)

serving as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army

b)

becoming president of Virginia

c)

leading the British army

d)

fighting with the American Indians

26.

Who was James Lafayette?

a)

a famous Virginia general during the Revolution

b)

an American Ambassador to England who served as a spy

c)

a slave that served in the Continental Army and was then granted his freedom

d)

The American commander-in-chief during the French and Indian War

27.

Our unalienable rights are_______________, ____________, and the pursuit of _____________________.

a)

rights, liberty, equal

b)

money, presents, and candy

c)

air, water, and shelter

d)

life, liberty, happiness

28.

Who was the 19 year old French noble who volunteered for Washington’s Continental Army?

a)

Lord Cornwallis

b)

Marquis de Lafayette

c)

John Paul Jones

29.
Which was the FIRST capital of colonial Virginia?
a)
Richmond
b)
Washington, DC
c)
London
d)
Jamestown
30.
Which was the SECOND capital of colonial Virginia?
a)
Richmond
b)
Williamsburg
c)
New York
d)
Yorktown
31.
Which was the THIRD capital of colonial Virginia?
a)
Richmond
b)
Roanoke
c)
Jamestown
d)
Petersburg

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