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Revolutionary War - Before and During VS 5a-d

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which group of people took on more responsibilities during the Revolutionary War?

a)

Patriots

b)

Native Americans

c)

Women

d)

Loyalists

2.

This became the battle cry of the Patriots because they did not have representation in Parliament:

a)

No Say, No Pay!

b)

No Taxation Without Representation

c)

Parliament is Miles Away so We Won't Pay

d)

King George Says Yes but We Say NO!

3.

This young General volunteered for the Patriot Army and helped secure help from the French.

a)

George Washington

b)

James Lafayette

c)

Jack Jouett

d)

Marquis de Lafayette

4.

Which Virginian served as the President of the First and Second Continental Congress?

a)

George Washington

b)

Peyton Randolph

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

Thomas Jefferson

5.

This man warned Thomas Jefferson that the British were headed to Charlottesville to capture him.

a)

Paul Revere

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

John Hancock

d)

Jack Jouett

6.

Who was Virginia's last Royal Governor who was driven out of power after the Battle of Great Bridge?

a)

Lord de la Warr

b)

Lord Dunmore

c)

Thomas Dale

d)

Wiliam Berkeley

7.

Who served as the Commonwealth of Virginia's first Governor?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Peyton Randolph

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

Thomas Jefferson

8.

Who wrote the Declaration of Rights for Virginia and Virginia's first Constitution?

a)

James Madison

b)

George Mason

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Patrick Henry

9.

Who was not successful in his first military endeavors, but perservered to become a respected General?

a)

George Washington

b)

Lafayette

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

Nathaniel Bacon

10.

The British government started taxing the colonist to pay for what war?

a)

French and Indian

b)

War of 1812

c)

French and Spanish War

d)

War Between the States

11.

What Act taxed most printed material including newspapers, deeds, and playing cards?

a)

Intolerable Acts

b)

Tea Act

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Quartering Act

12.

After the French and Indian War, this document passed by Parliament set aside all land west of the Appalachian Mts. for Native Americans .

a)

The Intolerable Act

b)

The Articles of Confederation

c)

The Proclamation of 1763

d)

The Treaty of Paris

13.

This collection of acts were a punishment on the people of Boston following the Boston Tea Party.

a)

The Intolerable Acts

b)

The Quartering Act

c)

The Townshend Act

d)

The Proclamation of 1763.

14.

What act forced Colonists to house and feed British forces?

a)

The Townshend Act

b)

The Stamp Act

c)

The Quartering Act

d)

The Proclamation of 1763

15.

Tea, paper, paint, and glass were all taxed under the _____

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Townshend Act

c)

Quartering Act

d)

Intolerable Acts

16.

One of the first ways the various colonies came together and worked as a unit was the establishment of ___________

a)

The Committees of Correspondence

b)

The Continental Congress

c)

The House of Burgesses

d)

The Stamp Act Congress

17.

Colonists successfully used all of the following to force the King to repeal acts and taxes EXCEPT:

a)

Boycotting goods

b)

Tarring and Feathering tax collectors

c)

Writing letters to the King

d)

Smuggling in illegal goods

18.

What was the first LAND Battle of the Revolutionary War fought in Virginia?

a)

Battle of Lexington

b)

Battle of Concord

c)

Battle of Yorktown

d)

Battle of Great Bridge

19.

Where did Patrick Henry deliver his famous "Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death" speech?

a)

The Governor's Mansion

b)

Raleigh's Tavern

c)

St. John's Church

d)

Bruton Parish Church

20.

Which of the 13 colonies did not send representatives to the Continental Congress?

a)

Florida

b)

Pennsylvanie

c)

Massachusettes

d)

Georgia

21.

A person who thought the colonies should remain under British rule and agreed with the King was known as a :

a)

Loyalist

b)

Patriot

c)

Fence-sitter

d)

Tory

22.

Colonists who favored independence and thought the Colonies should break away from Britain were called:

a)

Loyalists

b)

Patriots

c)

Neutralists

d)

Tories

23.

Which of the following is true about enslaved Africans and Native Americans during the Revolutionary War?

a)

They fought for neither side

b)

They fought for both sides

c)

They fought only for the Patriots

d)

They fought only for the British

24.

During the Revolutionary War, Virginia's Capital was moved from Williamsburg to:

a)

Jamestown

b)

Charlottesville

c)

Richmond

d)

Arlington

25.

The final major battle of the Revolutionary War was fought in what Virginia town?

a)

Richmond

b)

Great Bridge

c)

Lexington

d)

Yorktown

26.

Who was the British General who "surrendered" at the last major battle of the Revolutionary War?

a)

Tarleton

b)

Cornwallis

c)

Greene

d)

Howe

27.

What document officially ended the Revolutionary War?

a)

The Treaty of Paris of 1763

b)

The Treaty of Paris of 1783

c)

The Treaty of Versailles

d)

The Treay of Albany.

28.

Who did the Colonists believe had the right to levy taxes on them?

a)

Parliament

b)

The King

c)

Their local legislatures

d)

The Continental Congress

29.

Which Act passed by Parliament was a response to their repeal of the Stamp Act and stated they did have the right to tax the colonists without representation?

a)

The Intolerable Act

b)

The Quartering Act

c)

The Declaratory Act

d)

The Townshend Act

30.

Who replaced Peyton Randolph at the Second Continental Congress where he was chosen as one of the writers of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

George Mason

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Partick Henry

d)

George Washington

31.

During which battle of the Revolutionary War did the Patriots defeat Hessian forces?

a)

Battle of Lexington

b)

Battle of Saratoga

c)

Battle of Trenton

d)

Battle of Yorktown

32.

After which battle did the French decide to support the Patriots? This battle became a turning point of the War.

a)

Battle of Lexington

b)

Battle of Saratoga

c)

Battle of Trenton

d)

Battle of Great Bridge

33.

The first official shots of the Revolutionary War were fired in what state?

a)

Virginia

b)

New York

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Massachusettes