Williamsburg, VA - Participant in Revolution

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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 Boston Massacre The Sugar Act Boycott The Boston Tea Party The Stamp Act Declaration

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

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. Shields Tavern Raleigh Tavern Wetherburn's Tavern Christiana Campbell'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? All of these No importation of slaves No importation of British goods No exportation to Britain

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

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