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Revolutionary War Test
By Rowan Shartel
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Question 1
1.
Which is the BEST title for this web?
The Bill of Rights
The Virginia Declaration of Rights
The Declaration of Independence
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Question 2
2.
Many colonists and Parliament disagreed about —
slaves for sale
free land to farm
supplies for building
control of government
Question 3
3.
Which choice best replaces the question mark in this timeline?
The charters of the Virginia Company of London were given by King James
The Constitution established the government of the United States
The Bill of Rights was written to protect freedoms
The Declaration of Independence was signed
Question 4
4.
Some enslaved African Americans fought for the British because they were promised-
homes
freedom
money
clothing
Question 5
5.
Which Virginian was Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army?
George Mason
Patrick Henry
George Washinton
Thomas Jefferson
Question 6
6.
What famous Virginian spoke out against Great Britain by saying, "...give me liberty or give me death"?
George Mason
Patrick Henry
George Washinton
James Madison
Question 7
7.
-spy
-Revolutionary War
-enslaved African
Which person best matches the description in the box?
The Marquis de Lafayette
General Cornwallis
James Madison
James Lafayette
Question 8
8.
Patrick Henry was important during the Revolutionary War era because he -
provided military leadership as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army
provided political leadership by writing the Declaration of Independence
inspired patriots when he spoke out against taxation without representation
inspired patriots from other colonies when he wrote that people have the right to life and liberty
Question 9
9.
Which document officially ended the Revolutionary War in 1783?
Treaty of Paris
Declaration of Independence
US Constitution
VA Declaration of Rights
Question 10
10.
Which American battle does the headline BEST describe?
Battle of Lexington
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Bunker Hill
Question 11
11.
Which Virginian expressed reasons for colonial independence from Great Britain in the Declaration of Independence?
George Mason
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
Question 12
12.
This French nobleman convinced the French king to help the colonists in the war:
George Washington
The Marquis de Lafayette
John Smith
General Rochambeau
Question 13
13.
Loyalists were loyal to George Washington and the Continental Army.
True
False
Question 14
14.
Select the choices that best fit in blank 1 and blank 2 in order.
Many ___1____ stayed neutral during the war, and many ___2____ helped the armies by cooking and sewing.
1: Native Americans, 2: women
1: Frenchmen, 2: English soldiers
1: Scots-Irish, 2: Quakers
1: women, 2: Native Americans