VS.5 Revolutionary War

Who believed they had the legal authority to govern the colonies?

• George Washington
• Great Britain
• Thomas Jefferson
• The colonies

Who felt they had the right to tax the colonies?

• Parliment
• King James
• George Washington
• the colonists

Which document states all people are created equal and have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?

• The Virginia charters
• The Constitution
• Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
• The Declaration of Independence

When did the colonists declare their independence from Great Britain?

• 1492
• 1519
• 1776
• 1787

In which war did American gain independence from England?

• Civil War
• French and Indian War
• American Revolution
• War of the Roses

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson
• Samuel Adams
• John Adams
• Donald Trump

Which is true? 

• Loyalists were loyal to the King.
• Loyalists were loyal to the colonies.
• Patriots were patriotic to the King.
• Patriots were British soldiers.

John lived in the Virginia Colony during the Revolutionary War.  He joined Continental Army.  John was-

• a loyalist
• a patriot
• neutral

James Lafayette was-

• a loyalist
• a king
• a soldier
• an enslaved African American

Who was the Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army?

• George Washington
• Patrick Henry
• James Lafayette
• Thomas Jefferson