WorksheetsVA Studies SOL Study Guide- Day 5 Quick Check
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. What document listed reasons the colonies wanted independence and gave idea for how they would self govern?
a)
The Constitution
b)
The Bill of Rights
c)
The Declaration of Independence
d)
The VA Statute of Religious Freedom
2.
2. What did parliament believe?
a)
local assemblies had legal authority
b)
Britain had legal authority
c)
Britain had the right to tax the colonies
d)
They should not be taxed because they had no representation
3.
3. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
George Washington
d)
Thomas Washington
4.
4. Who remained loyal to Britain?
a)
Patriots
b)
Neutralist
c)
Loyalists
5.
5. Who took on more responsibilities to support the war efforts?
a)
loyalists
b)
women
c)
patriots
6.
6. Who said: "Give me liberty or give me death"
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Lafayette
7.
7. Who was an enslaved African American from VA. Served as a spy in the Continental Army. Won his freedom after many years with the support of Marquis de Lafayette.
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Lafayette
8.
8. Who was the conflict between in the war?
a)
The colonies
b)
France
c)
Britain
d)
Germany
9.
9. Where was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War?
a)
Appomattox
b)
Williamsburg
c)
Jamestown
d)
Yorktown
10.
10. What were the reasons the capital moved from Williamsburg to Richmond?
a)
People were moving westward in search of new opportunities
b)
Richmond was a more central location
c)
Increased the distance from possible sea attack from the British
d)
All of the above
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