American Revolution/ Virginia's Role

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African-Americans supported the British or the Continental Army because they______.

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Believed they would gain freedom from slavery

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Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

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"I am not taking sides with either the British or the patriots." Who would most likely have made this statement about the Revolutionary War?

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A neutral Virginian

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What was the name of the governing body in England during the Revolutionary War? Options: House of Burgesses, Governor, Parliament, Congress

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Parliament

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James Lafayette was an enslaved African American who was able to request his freedom from slavery after serving in the _____?

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Continental Army

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How did women help during the Revolutionary War? Options: cooking for soldiers, caring for wounded soldiers, taking over the men's jobs while they were fighting, all of the above

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all of the above

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Who was the 19 year old French noble who volunteered for Washington’s Continental Army?

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Marquis de Lafayette

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The speech was spoken to protest against _____: freedom of worship, taxation without representation, the Boston Tea Party, the French and Indian War

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taxation without representation

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Who is this?

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George Washington

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Whose side were the American Indians on? Options: The British, The Virginia patriots, Some fought alongside the Virginia patriots, while others fought with the British, The African Americans

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Some fought alongside the Virginia patriots, while others fought with the British