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VS 5 American Revolution

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did Parliament believe it had the right to do to the colonists?

a)

Enslave them, including the white colonists

b)

Take all of their food and supplies

c)

Tax them

d)

Take away their lands

2.

Why did the colonists believe they should not be taxed?

a)

They had no representation in Parliament

b)

They didn't have any banks

c)

They didn't have much money

d)

Great Britain was already taking what they wanted from the colony

3.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

James Lafayette

b)

George Washington

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

Thomas Jefferson

4.

Who does the Declaration of Independence state the authority to govern belongs to?

a)

The King

b)

The People

c)

Parliament

d)

Local Assemblies

5.

How does the Declaration of Independence state all people are created?

a)

Differently

b)

Free

c)

As American citizens

d)

Equal

6.

Which of the following is NOT one of the rights included in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Life

b)

Land

c)

Pursuit of Happiness

d)

Liberty

7.

Which group of people served in the Continental Army and fought for independence?

a)

Loyalists

b)

Patriots

c)

Neutral

d)

Women

8.

Which group of people still sided with Great Britain?

a)

All Enslaved African Americans

b)

Neutral

c)

Patriots

d)

Loyalists

9.

Who did the American Indians fight alongside?

a)

Both the British and the Virginia Patriots

b)

Only the British

c)

Only the Virginia Patriots

d)

No one, they were neutral

10.

Which group of people did not take sides in the Revolutionary War?

a)

Loyalists

b)

Patriots

c)

Neutral

d)

Enslaved African Americans

11.

Who took on more responsibility to support the war effort?

a)

Enslaved African Americans

b)

American Indians

c)

Free African Americans

d)

Women

12.

Some __________ fought for the British, who promised them freedom.

a)

Enslaved African Americans

b)

Free African Americans

c)

American Indians

d)

Women

13.

Some __________ fought for independence from Great Britain.

a)

Enslaved African American

b)

Free African Americans

c)

Women

d)

American Indians

14.

Who provided military leadership by serving as Commander-In-Chief of the Continental Army?

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

d)

James Lafayette

15.

Who inspired patriots when he spoke out against taxation without representation by saying "give me liberty or give me death"?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

George Washington

d)

James Lafayette

16.

Who was the enslaved African American that served as a spy for the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?

a)

Marquis de Lafayette

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

James Lafayette

d)

George Washington

17.

What did James Lafayette successfully request after the war, with the support of Marquis de Lafayette?

a)

A Plantation

b)

Land

c)

Money

d)

His Freedom

18.

The Battle of Great Bridge was the __________.

a)

last battle of the Revolutionary War, where the British surrendered

b)

first colonial victory of the Revolutionary War

c)

first land battle of the Revolutionary War fought in Virginia

d)

first British victory of the Revolutionary War

19.

The American victory at __________ resulted in the surrender of the British Army and the end of the Revolutionary War.

a)

Great Bridge

b)

Norfolk

c)

Yorktown

d)

Richmond

20.

Who rode 40 miles on horseback through the backwoods of Charlottesville to warn Thomas Jefferson?

a)

James Lafayette

b)

George Washington

c)

Jack Jouett

d)

Patrick Henry

21.

What is Parliament

a)

The British Government

b)

The European Government

c)

The American Government

d)

The French Government

22.

The Declaration of Independence Says All People are Created Equal and have rights to ______, ____, and the ___________.

a)

Life, money, and a house

b)

Freedom that you can die for

c)

Liberty, the pursuit of happiness, and freedom from taxes

d)

Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

23.

The Continental Army was

a)

The British army

b)

The colonists' army

c)

The French army

d)

The Spanish army

24.

Who was a French Nobleman who helped us win the battle of Yorktown

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

James Lafayette

c)

George Washington

d)

Marquis de Lafayette

25.

The following is NOT a reason why the capital moved from Williamsburg to Richmond

a)

The population was moving westward for more opportunities.

b)

Richmond was a more central location

c)

Their was salt in their water

d)

Moving to Richmond increased the distance from the sea and possible attack by the British

26.

Patriots wanted who to win?

a)

They didn't care

b)

England

c)

France

d)

The 13 colonies

27.

Loyalists wanted who to win?

a)

They didn't care

b)

England

c)

France

d)

The 13 colonies

28.

Neutralists wanted who to win?

a)

They didn't care

b)

England

c)

France

d)

The 13 colonies

29.

American Indians fought alongside who in the war?

a)

Both the British and Colonists

b)

British

c)

Colonists

d)

French

30.
When did the colonists declare their independence from Great Britain?
a)
1492
b)
1519
c)
1776
d)
1787
31.
A major point included in the Declaration of Independence was that the authority to govern belongs to __________?
a)
the rich
b)
Parliament
c)
the people
d)
Great Britain
32.
Why did many slaves choose to help the British?
a)
they were offered freedom
b)
they were offered food
c)
Patriots would not pay them
d)
British were better trained