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VS.5b

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the Commander-in-Chief of the First Continental Army?
a)
Jack Jouett
b)
George Washington
c)
Jon Paul Jones
2.
If you didn't take sides in the American Revolution, you were......
a)
Patriot
b)
Loyalist
c)
Neutral
3.
If you took sides with the king , you were known as a ....
a)
Loyalist
b)
Patriot
c)
Neutral
4.
If you took sides with the colonists, you were known as a ......
a)
Loyalist
b)
Neutral
c)
Patriot
5.
Why was James Lafayette important during the American Revolution?
a)
He was a spy for the Continental Army
b)
He spied for the British Army
c)
He was George Washington's admiral
6.
What happened to James Lafayette after the war?
a)
He was granted his freedom
b)
He went back to his master's house
c)
He went to live in Great Britain
7.
How did women support the Revolutionary War?
a)
They joined the federation of war veterans
b)
They all became spies
c)
They took on more responsibilities
8.
Which group most likely joined the war effort in order to gain their freedom?
a)
Whites
b)
Enslaved African Americans
c)
British soldiers
9.
Who was NOT a patriot during the Revolutionary War?
a)
Captain John Smith
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
10.

Provided military leadership by serving as commander and chief of the Continental Army

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

James Madison

c)

George Mason

d)

George Washington

11.

Provided political leadership by expressing the reasons for colonial independence from Great Britain

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

George Mason

d)

James Madison

12.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

Jack Jouett

c)

James Madison

d)

Thomas Jefferson

13.

Who said "give me liberty or give me death"

a)

James Layette

b)

Paul Revere

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

George Washington

14.

Enslaved African American from Virginia, served in the Continental Army and successfully requested his freedom after the War.

a)

Jack Jouett

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

James Lafayette

d)

James Madison

15.

Virginia ______________served in the Continental Army and fought for independence

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

c)

Africans

d)

colonists

16.

True or False: Some Virginians were neutral and did not take sides.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Other Virginians remained loyal to Great Britain.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Some______________fought for independence in the American Revolution.

a)

Enslaved African Americans

b)

American Indians

c)

Women

d)

Free African Americans

19.

Fought alongside both the Virginia patriots and the British.

a)

American Indians

b)

African Americans (Free)

c)

African Americans (Enslaved)

d)

Women

20.

Some _______________fought for a better chance of freedom.

a)

Free African Americans

b)

Enslaved African Americans

c)

American Indians

d)

Colonists