WorksheetsVS.5 American Revolution
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 16mins
Who did Parliament believe should have legal authority in the colonies?
The King
Parliament
General Assembly
House of Burgesses
Who did the colonists believe should have legal authority in the colonies?
American Indians
Parliament
The King
Local Assemblies
What did Parliament believe it had the right to do to the colonists?
Enslave them, including the white colonists
Take all of their food and supplies
Tax them
Take away their lands
Why did the colonists believe they should not be taxed?
They had no representation in Parliament
They didn't have any banks
They didn't have much money
Great Britain was already taking what they wanted from the colony
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
James Lafayette
George Washington
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
Who does the Declaration of Independence state the authority to govern belongs to?
The King
The People
Parliament
Local Assemblies
How does the Declaration of Independence state all people are created?
Differently
Free
As American citizens
Equal
Which of the following is NOT one of the rights included in the Declaration of Independence?
Life
Land
Pursuit of Happiness
Liberty
Which group of people served in the Continental Army and fought for independence?
Loyalists
Patriots
Neutral
Women
Which group of people still sided with Great Britain?
All Enslaved African Americans
Neutral
Patriots
Loyalists
Who did the American Indians fight alongside?
Both the British and the Virginia Patriots
Only the British
Only the Virginia Patriots
No one, they were neutral
Which group of people did not take sides in the Revolutionary War?
Loyalists
Patriots
Neutral
Enslaved African Americans
Who took on more responsibility to support the war effort?
Enslaved African Americans
American Indians
Free African Americans
Women
Some __________ fought for the British, who promised them freedom.
Enslaved African Americans
Free African Americans
American Indians
Women
Some __________ fought for independence from Great Britain.
Enslaved African American
Free African Americans
Women
American Indians
Who provided military leadership by serving as Commander-In-Chief of the Continental Army?
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
James Lafayette
Who provided political leadership by expressing reasons for colonial independence from Great Britain in the Declaration of Independence?
George Washington
Patrick Henry
James Lafayette
Thomas Jefferson
Who inspired patriots when he spoke out against taxation without representation by saying "give me liberty or give me death"?
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
George Washington
James Lafayette
Who was the enslaved African American that served as a spy for the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?
Marquis de Lafayette
Patrick Henry
James Lafayette
George Washington
What did James Lafayette successfully request after the war, with the support of Marquis de Lafayette?
A Plantation
Land
Money
His Freedom
The American victory at __________ resulted in the surrender of the British Army and the end of the Revolutionary War.
Great Bridge
Norfolk
Yorktown
Richmond
What is Parliament
The British Government
The European Government
The American Government
The French Government
The Declaration of Independence Says All People are Created Equal and have rights to ______, ____, and the ___________.
Life, money, and a house
Freedom that you can die for
Liberty, the pursuit of happiness, and freedom from taxes
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Taxes is...
Money the government gives you
Money the government steals from you
Money you pay the government that they throw away
Money you pay to the government so they can do their job
Who was a French Nobleman who helped us win the battle of Yorktown
Patrick Henry
James Lafayette
George Washington
Marquis de Lafayette
What treaty was signed at the end of the war?
The Treaty of Yorktown 1783
The Treaty of the Revolutionary War
The Treaty of Paris 1783
The Treaty of Paris 1776
The following is NOT a reason why the capital moved from Williamsburg to Richmond
The population was moving westward for more opportunities.
Richmond was a more central location
Their was salt in their water
Moving to Richmond increased the distance from the sea and possible attack by the British
