Virginia Studies - American Revolution

Who believed they had legal authority in the colonies?

Name the group in the American Revolution that did not take sides?

Who believed they should not be taxed since they had no representation in Parliament?

The last major battle of the Revolutionary War was fought at _____________?

Who inspired patriots by saying, "give me liberty or give me death."

Which army surrendered at Yorktown?

The Declaration of Independence states that people have the rights to life, liberty, and _____.

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

Which group took on more responsibility to support the war?

Who was an enslaved African American who served in the Continental Army and got his freedom?

Name the group of people who remained loyal to the king.

What document states that all people are created equal?

When was the Declaration of Independence signed?

Who fought for independence in the American Revolution?

Who served in the Continental Army and fought for independence?

What was the first land battle fought in Virginia?

Who rode on horseback to warn Thomas Jefferson that the British were coming to arrest him?

What battle ended the American Revolution?

Who provided political leadership by expressing the reasons for colonial independence ?

Who believed their local assemblies had legal authority?

The Declaration of Independence states that the authority to govern belongs to the __________.

Which group fought for a better chance of freedom?