VS.5ab Roles of People and Reasons for the Revolutionary War

A loyalist during the Revolutionary War may have participated in which of these activities?

• Speaking in support of the King
• Writing a pamphlet protesting the Stamp Act
• Housing patriot soldiers
• joining the Continental Army

Many African-Americans supported the British because they______.

• Wanted to preserve the Southern economic system
• Believed they would gain  freedom from slavery
• Expected to get land when the war was over
• Hoped to earn free passage to Africa

Was the Marquis de Lafayette from America?

• No, he was from France.
• Yes, he was from Virginia.

Women contributed significantly in the American Revolutionary War in all of the following ways EXCEPT_____.

• Taking care of the home front while men were away
• Served in key leadership roles in the military
• Cooked food for soldiers
• Providing medical treatment to wounded soldiers

A patriot is ________. 

• Someone who supported King George III
• Document that officially ended the American Revolution
• Someone who opposed British rule
• Tax on printed materials, such as newspaper, playing cards, and legal documents

Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson
• Benjamin Franklin
• George Washington
• Crispus Attucks

Famous for saying “Give me liberty, or give me death.”

• Patrick Henry
• Benedict Arnold
• Thomas Jefferson
• Bob the Builder

Who served the Continental Army as a spy?

• James Lafayette
• Lord Charles Cornwallis
• Marquis de Lafayette
• Alexander Mulligan

What was the name of the governing body in England during the Revolutionary War?

• House of Burgesses
• Governor
• Parliament
• Congress

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

• A woman from Virginia
• A Virginian loyal to England
• A neutral Virginian
• A soldier from Virginia