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WorksheetsRevolutionary War - Before and During VS 5a-d
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
Which group of people took on more responsibilities during the Revolutionary War?
Patriots
Native Americans
Women
Loyalists
This became the battle cry of the Patriots because they did not have representation in Parliament:
No Say, No Pay!
No Taxation Without Representation
Parliament is Miles Away so We Won't Pay
King George Says Yes but We Say NO!
This young General volunteered for the Patriot Army and helped secure help from the French.
George Washington
James Lafayette
Jack Jouett
Marquis de Lafayette
Which Virginian served as the President of the First and Second Continental Congress?
George Washington
Peyton Randolph
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
This man warned Thomas Jefferson that the British were headed to Charlottesville to capture him.
Paul Revere
Patrick Henry
John Hancock
Jack Jouett
Who was Virginia's last Royal Governor who was driven out of power after the Battle of Great Bridge?
Lord de la Warr
Lord Dunmore
Thomas Dale
Wiliam Berkeley
Who served as the Commonwealth of Virginia's first Governor?
Thomas Jefferson
Peyton Randolph
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
Who wrote the Declaration of Rights for Virginia and Virginia's first Constitution?
James Madison
George Mason
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
Who was not successful in his first military endeavors, but perservered to become a respected General?
George Washington
Lafayette
Alexander Hamilton
Nathaniel Bacon
The British government started taxing the colonist to pay for what war?
French and Indian
War of 1812
French and Spanish War
War Between the States
What Act taxed most printed material including newspapers, deeds, and playing cards?
Intolerable Acts
Tea Act
Stamp Act
Quartering Act
After the French and Indian War, this document passed by Parliament set aside all land west of the Appalachian Mts. for Native Americans .
The Intolerable Act
The Articles of Confederation
The Proclamation of 1763
The Treaty of Paris
This collection of acts were a punishment on the people of Boston following the Boston Tea Party.
The Intolerable Acts
The Quartering Act
The Townshend Act
The Proclamation of 1763.
What act forced Colonists to house and feed British forces?
The Townshend Act
The Stamp Act
The Quartering Act
The Proclamation of 1763
Tea, paper, paint, and glass were all taxed under the _____
Stamp Act
Townshend Act
Quartering Act
Intolerable Acts
One of the first ways the various colonies came together and worked as a unit was the establishment of ___________
The Committees of Correspondence
The Continental Congress
The House of Burgesses
The Stamp Act Congress
Colonists successfully used all of the following to force the King to repeal acts and taxes EXCEPT:
Boycotting goods
Tarring and Feathering tax collectors
Writing letters to the King
Smuggling in illegal goods
What was the first LAND Battle of the Revolutionary War fought in Virginia?
Battle of Lexington
Battle of Concord
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Great Bridge
Where did Patrick Henry deliver his famous "Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death" speech?
The Governor's Mansion
Raleigh's Tavern
St. John's Church
Bruton Parish Church
Which of the 13 colonies did not send representatives to the Continental Congress?
Florida
Pennsylvanie
Massachusettes
Georgia
A person who thought the colonies should remain under British rule and agreed with the King was known as a :
Loyalist
Patriot
Fence-sitter
Tory
Colonists who favored independence and thought the Colonies should break away from Britain were called:
Loyalists
Patriots
Neutralists
Tories
Which of the following is true about enslaved Africans and Native Americans during the Revolutionary War?
They fought for neither side
They fought for both sides
They fought only for the Patriots
They fought only for the British
During the Revolutionary War, Virginia's Capital was moved from Williamsburg to:
Jamestown
Charlottesville
Richmond
Arlington
The final major battle of the Revolutionary War was fought in what Virginia town?
Richmond
Great Bridge
Lexington
Yorktown
Who was the British General who "surrendered" at the last major battle of the Revolutionary War?
Tarleton
Cornwallis
Greene
Howe
What document officially ended the Revolutionary War?
The Treaty of Paris of 1763
The Treaty of Paris of 1783
The Treaty of Versailles
The Treay of Albany.
Who did the Colonists believe had the right to levy taxes on them?
Parliament
The King
Their local legislatures
The Continental Congress
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?
The Intolerable Act
The Quartering Act
The Declaratory Act
The Townshend Act
Who replaced Peyton Randolph at the Second Continental Congress where he was chosen as one of the writers of the Declaration of Independence?
George Mason
Thomas Jefferson
Partick Henry
George Washington
During which battle of the Revolutionary War did the Patriots defeat Hessian forces?
Battle of Lexington
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Yorktown
After which battle did the French decide to support the Patriots? This battle became a turning point of the War.
Battle of Lexington
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Great Bridge
The first official shots of the Revolutionary War were fired in what state?
Virginia
New York
Pennsylvania
Massachusettes
