Sample Assessment Items (VS.5 a–c)

Asterisk ( *) indicates correct answer.

  1. The colonists of Virginia believed that Parliament had no right to tax them because they had no _________
    A. armies
    B. representation *
    C. resource
    D.  property

  2. What famous Virginian spoke out against England by saying, “…give me liberty or give me death”?
    A. George Mason
    B. Patrick Henry *
    C. George Washington
    D. James Madison

  3. The document authored by Thomas Jefferson that states the people should have the authority to govern themselves is the _________
    A.  Virginia Declaration of Rights
    B.  Declaration of Independence *
    C.  Virginia Charters
    D. Constitution of the United States of America

  4. The colonists and Parliament disagreed over _________
    A. how many English should settle in Virginia
    B. how many English soldiers were needed to protect Virginia
    C. how Virginia should be governed *
    D. the king not visiting Virginia

  5. “All people are created equal and have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” This quote from the Declaration of Independence was written by _________
    A. Thomas Jefferson *
    B. George Washington
    C. King George
    D. James Monroe

  6. Which Virginian was Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army?
    A. George Mason
    B. Patrick Henry
    C. George Washington *
    D. Thomas Jefferson

  7. What group of Virginians served in the Continental Army?
    A. Patriots *
    B. Rulers
    C. Women
    D. Loyalists

  8. Virginians who remained faithful to England were known as _________
    A. delegates
    B. loyalists *
    C. patriots
    D. commanders

  9. People who did not take sides during the war with England were called _________
    A. burgesses
    B. African Americans
    C. representatives
    D. neutrals *

  10. Which slave served in the Continental Army and was given his freedom after the Revolutionary War?
    A. George Wythe
    B. Nat Turner
    C. John Brown
    D. James Armistead Lafayette *

  11. Who provided military leadership by serving as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?
    A. Thomas Jefferson
    B. Patrick Henry
    C. John Smith
    D. George Washington *

  12. Some African people fought for the English because they were promised _________
    A. homes
    B.  freedom *
    C. money
    D. clothing

  13. Who surrendered at Yorktown?
    A. Spain
    B. England *
    C. America
    D. Virginia

  14. Where was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War fought?
    A. Jamestown
    B. Richmond
    C. Boston
    D. Yorktown *

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