Virginia and the Revolutionary War

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  1. The _________were members of the Continental Army who fought against the English during the Revolutionary War.

    2. Your answer:
    Patriots
    mercenaries
    Loyalists
    slaves

  2. The people in Virginia who did not take sides during the Revolutionary War were called ___________.

    3. Your answer:
    mercenaries
    neutral
    traitors
    turncoats

  3. The ___________ were the people from Virginia who remained loyal to England.

    4. Your answer:
    Loyalists
    mercenaries
    Patriots
    turncoats

  4. How did the African Americans from Virginia feel aboout the war?

    5. Your answer:
    concerned
    educated
    indifferent
    divided

  5. The English promised slaves their __________if they fought for them during the war.

    6. Your answer:
    freedom
    money
    food
    to be returned to Africa

  6. The __________took on more responsibility during the war.

    7. Your answer:
    people
    women
    President
    men

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

    8. Your answer:
    Yorktown
    Petersburg
    Richmond
    Washington

  8. The English surrendered at _________.

    9. Your answer:
    Richmond
    Jamestown
    York town
    Petersburg

  9. The American victory at Yorktown was important because_________________.

    10. Your answer:
    the slaves were freed
    the colonists returned to the same life as before
    the English surrendered, ending the war
    supplies were easier to come by

  10. Many people from Virginia moved ___________to find better farmland and better opportunities after the Revolutionary War.

    11. Your answer:
    east and north
    south and to the country
    back to England
    west and deeper south

  11. _____________is the basis for the First Amendment to the Constitution, and allows people the freedom to worship as they please.

    12. Your answer:
    Virginia Declaration of Rights
    Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
    Declaration of Independence
    none of the above

  12. _____________ is the basis for the Bill of Rights.

    13. Your answer:
    Virginia Declaration of Rights
    Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
    Declaration of Independence
    none of the above

  13. __________ farming was hard on the soil and caused many people to look for new land to farm.

    14. Your answer:
    Wheat
    Cotton
    Tobacco
    Corn

  14. The people from Virginia __________into western territories seeking larger areas of land and better opportunities.

    15. Your answer:
    immigrated
    hunted
    migrated
    vacationed

  15. What regions did the people from Virginia cross in their migration west to new lands?

    16. Your answer:
    Rocky Mountains, California
    Blue Ridge, Fancy
    Appalachian Mountains, Cumberland
    Coastal Plain, Norfolk

  16. The economy in the northern part of the country was ________.

    17. Your answer:
    agricultural
    industrialized
    nonexistent
    busy

  17. The ____________states wanted the area in the western territory to be named "free states".

    18. Your answer:
    Southern
    Western
    all areas
    Northern

  18. What did the people of Virginia take with them when they moved?

    19. Your answer:
    fashions, books, pots
    traditions, ideas and cultures
    tools, wagons, religion
    money, gold, tobacco

  19. The South __________from the United States because of the economic differences with the Northern States.

    20. Your answer:
    revolted
    seceded
    parted
    none of the above

  20. The economy in the South was __________.

    21. Your answer:
    nonexistent
    agricultural
    industrialized
    lazy

  21. The _____________states wanted the new states in the western territory to be "slave states'.

    22. Your answer:
    Southern
    Western
    all areas
    Northern

  22. __________ was a slave who served in the Continental Army and was given his freedom at the end of the war.

    23. Your answer:
    Patrick Henry
    John Brown
    James Armstead Lafayette
    Nat Turner

  23. ___________ gave reasons for independence from England in the Declaration of Independence. He provided a fine example of political leadership.

    24. Your answer:
    Edward Randolph
    Patrick Henry
    George Washington
    Thomas Jefferson

  24. ___________ was elected the first President of the United States.

    25. Your answer:
    Abraham Lincoln
    John Adams
    George Washington
    Thomas Jefferson

  25. _____________ was the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army.

    26. Your answer:
    Patrick Henry
    George Washington
    Richard Henry Lee
    James Armistead Lafayette

  26. ___________ spoke out against taxation without representation. His words were " Give me liberty or give me death".

    27. Your answer:
    Edmond Randolph
    George Washington
    John Adams
    Patrick Henry

  27. ___________ believed in the importance of a constitution for the United States. He kept very detailed notes during the Constitutional Convention.

    28. Your answer:
    George Wythe
    Thomas Jefferson
    James Madison
    George Mason

  28. ______________ wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights. He stated there that all Virginians had the freedom of religion and freedom of the press.

    29. Your answer:
    James Madison
    George Mason
    John Adams
    Thomas Jefferson

  29. __________ was known as the "Father of the Constitution".

    30. Your answer:
    James Madison
    George Washington
    Patrick Henry
    Thomas Jefferson

  30. ____________ was a strong leader and a role model for future presidents. He was known as the "Father of Our Country".

    31. Your answer:
    Thomas Jefferson
    George Wythe
    John Adams
    George Washington

  31. ___________ wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.

    32. Your answer:
    James Madison
    George Mason
    John Adams
    Thomas Jefferson

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