Governor's Race Study Test #6
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Which Virginians supported the British (English) in the Revolutionary War?
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Loyalists
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Lyricists
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Lions
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Who was the slave that was a spy for the Continental army and earned his freedom after the war?
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John Jacob Astor
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James Armistead Lafayette
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Jimmy Michael Washington
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A. James Armistead Lafayette -
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What was the first land battle, of the American Revolution, fought in Virginia?
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Battle of Big Hill
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Battle of Large Hole
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Battle of Great Bridge
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A. Battle of Great Bridge -
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Which Virginians served in the Continental Army and fought for independence?
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Poets
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Patriots
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Parrots
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A. Patriots -
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
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Andrew Jackson
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Thomas Jefferson
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Abraham Lincoln
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A. Thomas Jefferson -
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While the men were fighting the war, the women took on more responsibility at home.
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True
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False
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A. True -
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Parliment believed it had the right to do what in the colonies?
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The right to move them
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The right to tax them
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The right to send them to war
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A. The right to tax them -
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Why did the colonies believe they shouldn't be taxed by Parliment?
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The colonies were not large enough
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The colonies had no representation in Parliment
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They felt sad about it
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A. The colonies had no representation in Parliment -
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What three things did the Declaration of Independence state? (choose three answers)
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Authority to govern belongs to the people
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All people are created equal
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Always keep your doors locked
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All people have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
Correct Answer(s)
A. Authority to govern belongs to the people
A. All people are created equal
A. All people have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness -
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When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
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July 4, 1776
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June 13, 1975
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January 10, 1823
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A. July 4, 1776 -
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Who rode on horseback through the backwoods of Virginia to Charlottesville to warn Thomas Jefferson the British were coming to arrest him?
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Peter Lewis
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Jack Jouett
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Homer Simpson
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A. Jack Jouett -
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The colonies and the English Parliment argued over what issue?
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How the colonies should be governed
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How the country should be split
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How the community should be built
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A. How the colonies should be governed -
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Who served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army?
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Thomas Jefferson
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Andrew Jackson
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George Washington
Correct Answer
A. George Washington -
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Who provided the most military leadership to Virginia and the colonies during the Revolutionary War?
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George Washington
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Abraham Lincoln
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John Adams
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A. George Washington -
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Who did the colonists believe had legal authority over them?
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Their local assemblies (government)
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Kings and Queens
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No one
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A. Their local assemblies (government) -
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Which group fought for a better chance at freedom?
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Enslaved African Americans
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White Americans
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Native Americans
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A. Enslaved African Americans -
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The American victory at Great Bridge forced the British colonial governor to flee which city?
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Newport News
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Virginia Beach
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Norfolk
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A. Norfolk -
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Which group had many of its members to fight alongside the Virginia patriots, while other fought with the British?
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American Indians
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African Americans
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Women
Correct Answer
A. American Indians -
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Which group fought for independence from Britain?
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Free African Americans
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African American Slaves
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Native Americans
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A. Free African Americans -
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Who provided the most political leadership during the Revolutionary War?
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George Washington
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Thomas Jefferson
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Abraham Lincoln
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A. Thomas Jefferson -
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