Review for VA Studies: American Revolution

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What group surrendered at Yorktown?

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British

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Some enslaved African Americans fought for the British because they were promised-

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Freedom

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Which enslaved African American served in the Continental Army and was given his freedom after the Revolutionary War?

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James Lafayette

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Which Virginian provided military leadership by serving as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army?

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George Washington

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The document states the people should have the authority to govern themselves is the -

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Declaration of Independence

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The colonists in Virginia believed that Parliament had no right to tax them because they had no -

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representation

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Which document explained the reasons that led to the Revolutionary War? Options: The charters of the Virginia Company of London, The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution of the United States, The Bill of Rights

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The Declaration of Independence

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Many colonists and Parliament disagreed about —

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control of the government

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Who provided political leadership by expressing the reasons for colonial independence from Great Britain in the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

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Which statement about these two Virginians is probably true? Options: Only one led soldiers in the colonies., They had different opinions about African-American slavery., Only one paid taxes in the colonies., They took opposite sides in the American Revolution.

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They took opposite sides in the American Revolution.