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Williamsburg, VA - Participant in Revolution

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Williamsburg VA Participant in Revolution game quiz
"The restored city of Williamsburg, capital of Virginia during the revolutionary years, brings the past to life through reenactments and character interpreters. This quiz focuses on the part Williamsburg played in America's march to independence."

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1. On May 30, 1765, this Virginian denounced the Stamp Act in the Capitol building. Who was it?
    Thomas Jefferson
    Peyton Randolph
    George Washington
    Patrick Henry


2. On May 24, 1774, the Virginia Assembly in Williamsburg resolved to set aside June 1 as a day of "fasting, humiliation and prayer" in support of which revolutionary act?
    The Sugar Act Boycott
    The Boston Massacre
    The Stamp Act Declaration
    The Boston Tea Party


3. As anti-Britain sentiments continued to rise in the city, Governor Dunmore took what drastic action on April 20, 1775?
    Jailed members of the House of Burgesses
    Put Williamsburg under martial law
    Ordered royal marines to seize gunpowder from Williamsburg's magazine
    Moved Virginia's capital from Williamsburg to Richmond


4. This tavern became the new "home" of the Virginia Assembly when the royal governor dissolved that group and forbade them to meet in the Capitol.
    Christiana Campbell's Tavern
    Shields Tavern
    Raleigh Tavern
    Wetherburn's Tavern


5. From August 1 through 6, 1774, the following was (or were) enacted against Britain by the first Virginia Convention in Williamsburg. Which?
    No exportation to Britain
    No importation of British goods
    All of these
    No importation of slaves


6. This Williamsburg citizen was the first Virginian to sign the Declaration of Independence.
    Peyton Randolph
    Thomas Jefferson
    John Hancock
    George Wythe


7. Prior to the Battle of Yorktown in 1781, whose troops occupied Williamsburg?
    Colonel Banastre Tarleton
    Brigadier-General Hugh Percy
    Marine Major John Pitcairn
    Lord Charles Cornwallis


8. These Virginia brothers were split by divided loyalties during the Revolutionary War. One brother remained loyal to the King and returned to England. The other brother remained in Williamsburg and was appointed by his peers to the First Continental Congress.
    Patrick and William Henry
    Lawrence and George Washington
    Francis Lightfoot and Richard Henry Lee
    John and Peyton Randolph


9. This Virginian served in Williamsburg in the House of Burgesses, was a member of the Continental Congress, signed the Declaration of Independence, and was a Colonel in the militia. Yet he was against the creation of an American Constitution.
    Richard Henry Lee
    Benjamin Harrison
    Richard Bland
    George Wythe


10. This man led the Continental Army into Williamsburg in 1781 and liberated the citizens from martial law.
    Major-General Horatio Gates
    Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Marion
    General George Washington
    Marquis de Lafayette


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