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REVIEW QUESTIONS

• 1. Why did the colonists object to the veto power of the king?

• 2. Relate the Parsons' Case.

• 3. What was the Stamp Act, and why was it repealed?

• 4. What was the Non-Importation Agreement, and why was it adopted?

• 5. Why was the tea destroyed at Boston?

• 6. When and where did the first Congress meet?

• 7. Give an account of Lord Dunmore's war.

• 8. When and where was the first clash of arms that marked the
  beginning of the Revolution?

• 9. How did the royal government come to end?

• 10. Describe Dunmore's ravages.

• 11. What battle settled the question as to war?

• 12. Who was appointed commander in chief of the colonial troops,
  and why was his appointment a political necessity?

• 13. What was the object of the colonists at first, and what active part
  did Virginia take in the war?

• 14. Tell of Virginia's action for independence, of her Bill of Rights, and
  her Constitution.

• 15. What was the Declaration of Independence, by whom written, and
  when adopted?

• 16. In what ways did Virginia take the lead for independence?

• 17. Describe the seal adopted.

• 18. Give an account of the controversy for religious liberty.

• 19. What was the Law of Primogeniture, and through whose influence
  was it abolished?

• 20. Why was a dictator proposed, and with what result?

• 21. Give an account of Burgoyne's invasion.

• 22. What is said of Morgan and his riflemen?

• 23. When and where did Burgoyne surrender, and what is said of it?