- The colonists and the English Parliament disagreed. Why?
Your answer:
Parliment believed it had legal authority in the colonies, but the colonies thought their local assemblies had authority.
Parliment believed the colonies should be left alone, but the colonies wanted a king.
The colonies wanted the Parliment to take over their assemblies.
The colonies did not want to share their land with native Americans.
- Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Your answer:
Andres Lara
George Mason
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
- Which of the following phrases comes from the Declaration of Independence?
Your answer:
We, the people, in order to form a more perfect union
This is Virginia and this is our state
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Give me liberty or give me death
- Now things are really getting heated between the colonies and the Parliament. Why can't they get along?
Your answer:
Pocahontas died of the flu.
King George does not dress very well.
Parliment believed it had the right to tax, while the colonists believed they should not be taxed without representation.
Parliment did not want to tax the colonies, but the colonies wanted the money to pay for the French and Indian War.
- Why is the Declaration of Independence an important document?
Your answer:
It gives Parliament the legal right to tax.
It states that the authority to govern belongs to the people, not the king, and declares the colonies separate from England.
It declared that James Armistead Lafayette should be granted his freedom, along with all other slaves.
It states that George Washington should be king.
- Who were the patriots?
Your answer:
Those who fought for the British in support of King George.
Those who served in the Continental Army and fought the British.
Those who were neutral and would not fight.
People who fought for the South in the Civil War.
- What does it mean to say, "Some Virginians were neutral."
Your answer:
They fought for the Declaration of Independence.
They did not take sides.
They fought for the King.
They lived in the coal mining region of Virginia.
- Who were the loyalists?
Your answer:
Dr. Martin Luther King and Harriet Tubman
Those who fought in the Continental Army.
Those who fought for the North during the Civil War.
Those who remained loyal to the British and the King.
- Which of the following was a slave who fought in the Continental Army and earned his freedom after the Revolutionary War?
Your answer:
James Armistead Lafayette
George Washington
James Madison
Arthur Ashe
- Who served as Commander-in--Chief of the Continental Army?
Your answer:
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
George Mason
James Madison
- In what way did Thomas Jefferson provide political leadership?
Your answer:
He declared himself king and usurped King George.
He fought along side the loyalists.
He wrote a book explaining why parliament had the right to tax everything it wanted to.
He expressed the reasons for colonial independence by writing the Declaration of Independence.
- In a famous speach, what did Patrick Henry say that inspired other colonies to speak out against taxation without representation?
Your answer:
We, the people, in order to form a more perfect union...
This is Virginia and this is our State
...give me liberty or give me death...
All people are created equal
- What was the importance of the American victory at Yorktown?
Your answer:
The Americans surrendered and the British won.
It resulted in the surrender of the British and brought an end to the war.
It meant the fighting would continue.
It meant three more weeks of winter.
- What was the Continental Army?
Your answer:
The army of the colonists, fighting against the British.
The army of the North, fighting against the the South.
The neutral group, opposed to fighting.
The army of the British, fighting against the colonists.
- Which sentence uses the word ASSEMBLY in the political sense?
Your answer:
An assembly can be used to organize your papers when they are a mess.
The colonists believed their local assembly should have the authority to tax.
There will be an assembly at school next Tuesday about Jazz music.
The loyalists used an assembly to attack the colonists because it was a strong weapon.
- What is liberty?
Your answer:
Captivity
Freedom
Legal Authority
Taxation without represention
- What does taxation without representation mean?
Your answer:
You do not have to pay taxes because you have no job.
You pay taxes and can participate in the government.
You pay taxes, but cannot vote on representatives or have a say in the government.
You do not have to pay taxes because you are not represented.
- Where did the British surrender, ending the Revolution?
Your answer:
Yorktown
Jamestown
Williamsburg
Richmond
- Who had legal authority over the colonies BEFORE the Revolution?
Your answer:
Thomas Jefferson
Jon Remedios
The king of England
George Washington
- Which of the following First American groups were found in the Early Tidewater region, and what language did they speak?
Your answer:
The Cherokee spoke the Iroquoian language.
Siouan was spoken by the Cherokee.
No first American lived in the Tidewater region.
The Powhatans spoke the Algonquian language.
- What evidence is there that first Americans lived all over the state?
Your answer:
Artifacts, such as arrowheads, pottery and other tools
Christopher Columbus thought he was in the Indies.
Newspapers with headlines dating back hundreds of years
There is no evidence that first americans lived anywhere except the Tidewater region.
- If you were a ship builder for the Navy in Norfolk, VA, in which region would you live?
Your answer:
The Blue Ridge Mountains
The Tidewater (coastal plain)
The Piedmont region
Appalachian Plateau
- Which of the following states does NOT border Virginia?
Your answer:
Maryland
Kentucky
Delaware
West Virginia
- Which of the following was NOT a reason for choosing Jamestown as the site for the first settlement?
Your answer:
It was easy to defend against a Spanish attack because it was a penninsula.
The water along the shore was deep enough for ships to dock.
They believed they had a good supply of fresh water.
The British could not reach the site easily, so they would be safe.
- Who financed (provided money for) the trip to Jamestown?
Your answer:
The Virginia Company of London
The English King, when he wrote the charters
The first Americans
The patriots
- Parliament believed it had legal authority in the colonies, while the colonies believed their local assemblies had legal authority.
Your answer:
TrueFalse
- Parliament believed it had the right to tax the colonies while the colonies believed there should be no taxation without representation.
Your answer:
TrueFalse
- Loyalists served in the Continental Army and fought the British.
Your answer:
TrueFalse
- George Washington served as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.
Your answer:
TrueFalse
- The patriots won the final battle of the Revolutionary War at Yorktown.
Your answer:
TrueFalse
- Thomas Jefferson said, "Give me liberty or give me death..."
Your answer:
TrueFalse
- Patrick Henry spoke out against taxation without representation and inspired other colonies to do so.
Your answer:
TrueFalse
- Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence in order to state the reasons for the colonies separating from England.
Your answer:
TrueFalse
- The colonists originally established the settlement of Jamestown in order to escape British tyranny.
Your answer:
TrueFalse
- The King of England granted charters to the Virginia Company of London which gave permission to establish colonies in the New World.
Your answer:
TrueFalse
- Where was the last battle of the Revoltionary War fought?
Your answer:
- Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Your answer:
- What did parliament believe it had the right to do (the colonists disagreed)?
Your answer:
- What word means to exchange goods and services without the use of money?
Your answer:
- To where was the Virginia capital moved after Jamestown?
Your answer: