Name _______________________
Test Date _________________
Study Guide for Chapter 8:
Road to the Revolution
Word Bank
liberty
Jack Jouett
government
life
Continental
American’s
complaints
George Mason
death
representation
happiness
Patriots
African Americans both
religion
responsibility
local
speech
Norfolk
freedom
James Armistead Lafayette
Battle of Great Bridge
Thomas Jefferson
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Virginia Constitution
commander-in-chief
DIRECTIONS: Fill in the blank using the terms from the word bank listed above.
1) Parliament believed it had legal authority over the colonies to issue taxes, but the
colonists believed their _______________ assemblies had legal authority to tax.
2) The colonists believed that Parliament did not have the right to tax them because they had
no ______________________ in Parliament.
3) Virginians were divided about independence. Some remained neutral, some were loyal to
Great Britain, but many considered themselves _____________________.
4) As many men left home to fight in the war, women took on more ___________________.
5) During the American Revolution, American Indians fought alongside _____________ the
British and the Americans.
6) Some enslaved African Americans fought for a better chance of _____________________.
7) Some free ___________________________ fought for independence in the American
Revolution.
8) _________________________ was a slave that served in the Continental Army and was
then granted his freedom
9) Patrick Henry’s famous words, “. . . give me ______________ or give me _____________ ,”
inspired other colonists to speak out against taxation without representation.
10) George Washington provided military leadership for the colonists by serving as
______________________________ of the ___________________ Army.
11) _____________________________ wrote the Declaration of Independence.
12) The Declaration of Independence states that all men are created equal and have certain
rights. These rights are __________, liberty, and the pursuit of _____________________.
13) The Declaration of Independence stated that the 13 colonies were free from England’s
rule and listed ______________________.
14) The _________________________________ listed basic rights and freedoms that all
Virginians should have.
15) The Virginia Declaration of Rights was written by _____________________________.
16) The Virginia Declaration of Rights lists 3 basic freedoms that all Virginians should have:
 Freedom of _________________.
 Freedom of _________________.
 Freedom to choose their own _____________________.
17) The _________________________________ was a plan for Virginia’s new government.
18) The first land battle of the American Revolution fought in Virginia was known as the
________________________________.
19) The American victory at Great Bridge forced the British colonial governor, Lord Dunmore,
to flee the city of ____________________.
20) _________________________ was the famous Virginian who rode on horseback through
the night to warn Thomas Jefferson that the British were coming to arrest him and
members of the General Assembly.
21) The _____________________ victory at Yorktown resulted in the surrender of the British
army, which led to an end to the war.
ESSAY Questions
1) The colonists and the British Parliament differed on many things, two of which were
taxes and who had the legal authority to govern.
o Parliament believed it had legal authority in the colonies
 The colonists believed their local assemblies had legal authority
o Parliament believed it had the right to tax the colonies
 The colonists believed they should not be taxed since they had no
representation in Parliament
2) Virginians played many roles during the Revolutionary War.
o Patriots – A colonist who was against Great Britain in the American Revolution
o Loyalist – A colonist who was loyal to Great Britain
o Neutral – A colonist who did not take sides
3) The importance of the American victory at Yorktown:
o It resulted in the surrender of the British Army
 This led to an end to the war