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27 Cards in this Set
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Many _________ ___________ fought alongside the Virginia patriots, while others fought with the British. |
American Indians |
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Where was the first land battle of the American Revolution fought in Virginia? |
Battle of Great Bridge |
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Parliament believed it had the right to _______ the colonies. |
tax |
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Who rode on horseback through the backwoods of Virginia to Charlottesville to warn Thomas Jefferson that the British were coming to arrest him and members of the General Assembly? |
Jack Jouett |
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Who believed it had legal authority in the colonies? |
Parliament and the local assemblies (General Assembly) |
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Who served in the continental Army and fought for independence against the British? |
patriots |
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The colonists believed they should not be taxed since they had no _________ in Parliament. |
representation |
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Name the person who inspired patriots from other colonies when he spoke out against taxation without representation by saying, "... give me liberty or give me death." |
Patrick Henry |
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Where did the British surrender? |
Yorktown, VA |
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Some enslaved African Americans fought for a better chance of what? |
freedom |
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The American victory at Great Bridge forced the British colonial governor to flee what city? |
Norfolk |
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Where was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War fought? |
Yorktown, Va |
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Who took on more responsibility to support the war effort? |
Women |
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Other Virginians remained loyal to Great Britain. They were called what? |
loyalists |
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Name an enslaved African American from Virginia who served in the Continental Army and successfully requested his freedom after the war. |
James Lafayette |
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Who provided military leadership by serving as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army? |
George Washington |
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The colonists and the British Parliament disagreed over how the colonies should be _______. |
governed |
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What did they call Virginians who did not take sides in the Revolutionary War? |
neutral |
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Virginians made significant contributions during which era? |
Revolutionary War era |
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What 4 groups of people had various roles during the American Revolution? |
Whites, Enslaved African Americans, Free African Americans, American Indians |
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The Declaration of Independence states that the authority to govern belongs to the ________ rather than to kings and that all __________ are created equal and have rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. |
people/people |
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What was the importance of the American victory at Yorktown? |
The American victory at Yorktown resulted in the surrender of the British army, which led to the end of the war. |
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Who was the governor of Virginia during the American Revolution? |
Thomas Jefferson |
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? |
Thomas Jefferson |
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Some free African Americans fought for ________ from Great Britain. |
independence |
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Who provided political leadership by expressing the reasons for colonial independence from Great Britain in the Declaration of Independence? |
Thomas Jefferson |
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What document gave reasons for independence and ideas for self government? |
Declaration of Independence |
