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

a day of fasting and praying

In Patrick Henry's "Liberty or Death" speech, he says the problems being faced in the colonies were a question of _____or _____

freedom
slavery

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

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

great bridge

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



secretly removed the gunpowder stored in the city.

At the Second Virginia Convention, who gave the speech that may have moved the delegates toward radical action?

patrick henry

The primary author of the Declaration of Independence was...

thomas jefferson

What Virginian did Congress name as the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army?

george washington

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

richmond

Who was the first Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia?

patrick henry

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

declare independance

How did the Declaration of Independence justify becoming "free and independent states"?

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

The British government had violated natural rights granted by God.

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