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 What was the Stamp Act, and why was it repealed?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?
