Question 1

The colonists and the British
Parliament disagreed over how the 
colonies should be ________.

Accepted Answer

governed

Question 2

Who believed it had legal authority 
in the colonies?

Accepted Answer

Parliament and the local assemblies (General Assembly)

Question 3

Parliament believed it had the right 
to ________ the colonies.

Accepted Answer

tax

Question 4

The colonists believed they should 
not be taxed since they had no 
________ in Parliament.

Accepted Answer

representation

Question 5

What document gave reasons for 
independence and ideas for self-government?

Accepted Answer

Declaration of Independence

Question 6

Who wrote the Declaration of 
Independence?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question 7

The Declaration of Independence 
states that the authority to govern 
belongs to the ________ rather than to 
kings and that all ________ are created 
equal and have rights to life, liberty,
and the pursuit of happiness.

Accepted Answer

people/people

Question 8

Virginians made significant 
contributions during which era?

Accepted Answer

Revolutionary War era

Question 9

Who served in the Continental Army 
and fought for independence against 
the British?

Accepted Answer

patriots

Question 10

Where did the British surrender?

Accepted Answer

Yorktown, Virginia

Question 11

What did they call Virginians who 
did not take sides in the 
Revolutionary War?

Accepted Answer

neutral

Question 12

Other Virginians remained loyal
to Great Britain. They were called 
what?

Accepted Answer

loyalists

Question 13

Some free African Americans fought 
for ________ from Great Britain.

Accepted Answer

independence

Question 14

Some enslaved African Americans 
fought for a better chance of what?

Accepted Answer

freedom

Question 15

Name an enslaved African American 
from Virginia who served in the 
Continental Army and successfully 
requested his freedom after the war.

Accepted Answer

James Lafayette

Question 16

Who took on more responsibility 
to support the war effort?

Accepted Answer

women

Question 17

Who provided military leadership by 
serving as commander-in-chief of the 
Continental Army?

Accepted Answer

George Washington

Question 18

Who provided political leadership by 
expressing the reasons for colonial 
independence from Great Britain in 
the Declaration of Independence?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question 19

Name the person who inspired 
patriots from other colonies when he 
spoke out against taxation without 
representation by saying,”…give me 
liberty or give me death.”

Accepted Answer

Patrick Henry

Question 20

Where was the last major battle of 
the Revolutionary War fought?

Accepted Answer

Yorktown, Virginia

Question 21

What was the importance of the 
American victory at Yorktown?

Accepted Answer

The American victory at Yorktown resulted in the surrender of the British Army, which led to the end of the war.

Question 22

What 4 groups of people had 
various roles during the American 
Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Whites, Enslaved African Americans, Free African Americans, and American Indians

Question 23

Many ________ ________ fought 
alongside the Virginia patriots, while 
others fought with the British.

Accepted Answer

American Indians

Question 24

Where was the first land battle of 
the American Revolution fought in 
Virginia?

Accepted Answer

Battle of Great Bridge

Question 25

The American victory at Great Bridge 
forced the British colonial governor 
to flee what city?

Accepted Answer

Norfolk

Question 26

Who rode on horseback through 
the backwoods of Virginia to 
Charlottesville to warn Thomas 
Jefferson that the British were 
coming to arrest him and members 
of the General Assembly?

Accepted Answer

Jack Jouett

Question 27

Who was the governor of Virginia
during the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question	Answer
The colonists and the British Parliament disagreed over how the colonies should be ________.	governed
Who believed it had legal authority in the colonies?	Parliament and the local assemblies (General Assembly)
Parliament believed it had the right to ________ the colonies.	tax
The colonists believed they should not be taxed since they had no ________ in Parliament.	representation
What document gave reasons for independence and ideas for self-government?	Declaration of Independence
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?	Thomas Jefferson
The Declaration of Independence states that the authority to govern belongs to the ________ rather than to kings and that all ________ are created equal and have rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.	people/people
Virginians made significant contributions during which era?	Revolutionary War era
Who served in the Continental Army and fought for independence against the British?	patriots
Where did the British surrender?	Yorktown, Virginia
What did they call Virginians who did not take sides in the Revolutionary War?	neutral
Other Virginians remained loyal to Great Britain. They were called what?	loyalists
Some free African Americans fought for ________ from Great Britain.	independence
Some enslaved African Americans fought for a better chance of what?	freedom
Name an enslaved African American from Virginia who served in the Continental Army and successfully requested his freedom after the war.	James Lafayette
Who took on more responsibility to support the war effort?	women
Who provided military leadership by serving as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army?	George Washington
Who provided political leadership by expressing the reasons for colonial independence from Great Britain in the Declaration of Independence?	Thomas Jefferson
Name the person who inspired patriots from other colonies when he spoke out against taxation without representation by saying,”…give me liberty or give me death.”	Patrick Henry
Where was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War fought?	Yorktown, Virginia
What was the importance of the American victory at Yorktown?	The American victory at Yorktown resulted in the surrender of the British Army, which led to the end of the war.
What 4 groups of people had various roles during the American Revolution?	Whites, Enslaved African Americans, Free African Americans, and American Indians
Many ________ ________ fought alongside the Virginia patriots, while others fought with the British.	American Indians
Where was the first land battle of the American Revolution fought in Virginia?	Battle of Great Bridge
The American victory at Great Bridge forced the British colonial governor to flee what city?	Norfolk
Who rode on horseback through the backwoods of Virginia to Charlottesville to warn Thomas Jefferson that the British were coming to arrest him and members of the General Assembly?	Jack Jouett
Who was the governor of Virginia during the American Revolution?	Thomas Jefferson

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