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WorksheetsAmerican Revolution/ Virginia's Role
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 20mins
African-Americans supported the British or the Continental Army because they______.
Wanted to preserve the Southern economic system
Believed they would gain freedom from slavery
Expected to get land when the war was over
Hoped to earn free passage to Africa
Who would most likely have made this statement about the Revolutionary War?
James Lafayette was an enslaved African American who was able to request his freedom from slavery after serving in the _____.
Colonial Army
Union Army
Confederate Army
Continental Army
Who was the 19 year old French noble who volunteered for Washington’s Continental Army?
Lord Cornwallis
Marquis de Lafayette
John Paul Jones
The Virginia colonists disagreed with the British Parliament because the colonists believed they should not be taxed because they did not have representation in
Parliament.
True
False
