Governor's Race Study Test #6

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1.

The colonies and the English Parliment argued over what issue?
- A.
  
  How the colonies should be governed
- B.
  
  How the country should be split
- C.
  
  How the community should be built
2.

Who did the colonists believe had legal authority over them?
- A.
  
  Their local assemblies (government)
- B.
  
  Kings and Queens
- C.
  
  No one
3.

Parliment believed it had the right to do what in the colonies?
- A.
  
  The right to move them
- B.
  
  The right to tax them
- C.
  
  The right to send them to war
4.

Why did the colonies believe they shouldn't be taxed by Parliment?
- A.
  
  The colonies were not large enough
- B.
  
  The colonies had no representation in Parliment
- C.
  
  They felt sad about it
5.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
- A.
  
  Andrew Jackson
- B.
  
  Thomas Jefferson
- C.
  
  Abraham Lincoln
6.

What three things did the Declaration of Independence state? (choose three answers)
- A.
  
  Authority to govern belongs to the people
- B.
  
  All people are created equal
- C.
  
  Always keep your doors locked
- D.
  
  All people have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
7.

What was the first land battle, of the American Revolution, fought in Virginia?
- A.
  
  Battle of Big Hill
- B.
  
  Battle of Large Hole
- C.
  
  Battle of Great Bridge
8.

Who rode on horseback through the backwoods of Virginia to Charlottesville to warn Thomas Jefferson the British were coming to arrest him?
- A.
  
  Peter Lewis
- B.
  
  Jack Jouett
- C.
  
  Homer Simpson
9.

The American victory at Great Bridge forced the British colonial governor to flee which city?
- A.
  
  Newport News
- B.
  
  Virginia Beach
- C.
  
  Norfolk
10.

Which Virginians served in the Continental Army and fought for independence?
- A.
  
  Poets
- B.
  
  Patriots
- C.
  
  Parrots
11.

Which Virginians supported the British (English) in the Revolutionary War?
- A.
  
  Loyalists
- B.
  
  Lyricists
- C.
  
  Lions
12.

Which group fought for a better chance at freedom?
- A.
  
  Enslaved African Americans
- B.
  
  White Americans
- C.
  
  Native Americans
13.

Who was the slave that was a spy for the Continental army and earned his freedom after the war?
- A.
  
  John Jacob Astor
- B.
  
  James Armistead Lafayette
- C.
  
  Jimmy Michael Washington
14.

Which group fought for independence from Britain?
- A.
  
  Free African Americans
- B.
  
  African American Slaves
- C.
  
  Native Americans
15.

Which group had many of its members to fight alongside the Virginia patriots, while other fought with the British?
- A.
  
  American Indians
- B.
  
  African Americans
- C.
  
  Women
16.

Who served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army?
- A.
  
  Thomas Jefferson
- B.
  
  Andrew Jackson
- C.
  
  George Washington
17.

Who provided the most military leadership to Virginia and the colonies during the Revolutionary War?
- A.
  
  George Washington
- B.
  
  Abraham Lincoln
- C.
  
  John Adams
18.

While the men were fighting the war, the women took on more responsibility at home.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
19.

Who provided the most political leadership during the Revolutionary War?
- A.
  
  George Washington
- B.
  
  Thomas Jefferson
- C.
  
  Abraham Lincoln
20.

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
- A.
  
  July 4, 1776
- B.
  
  June 13, 1975
- C.
  
  January 10, 1823