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1.6.R - Lesson: Topic 5: Virginia in the American Revolution

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Virginia's delegates to the First Continental Congress included... (choose all that apply)

Thomas Jefferson
Richard Henry Lee
Patrick Henry
George Washington

Who wrote A Summary View of the Rights of British America?

Thomas Jefferson

Virginia Patriot forces met Governor Dunmore's British forces at the Battle of...

Fearing that the residents of Williamsburg would rise up and take the capitol, Governor Dunmore...

secretly removed the gunpowder stored in the city.

In support of Massachusetts, the Virginia House of Burgesses declared...

a day of fasting and prayer.

Governor Dunmore's Proclamation in 1775 promised _____________ to any slave who would join the British cause.

In May 1776, Virginia passed a resolution to instruct Virginia's representatives in Philadelphia to...

declare independence.

What were the reasons for the Second Continental Congress' choice for the leader of the Continental Army? (choose all that apply)

strong personal character
military experience
citizenship in Virginia

What was the goal of the Second Continental Congress?

reconciliation with England

In 1779, Thomas Jefferson moved the capitol of Virginia from Williamsburg to...

How did the Declaration of Independence justify becoming "free and independent states"? (choose all that apply)

The British government had violated natural rights guaranteed by the British government.

The British government had violated natural rights granted by God.

What conditions made independence the only option for Virginia in 1776? (choose all that apply)

the Williamsburg gunpowder incident

Governor Dunmore's flight and military action against Virginians

creation of the Committee of Safety

Gowan Pamphlet was...

a black Baptist minister.

People who believed that political and military separation from England was treason were called...

What roles did women fill during the American Revolution? (choose all that apply)

tended livestock
performing support services for the military
taking some battlefield duties
business owners
managed farms