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27 Cards in this Set
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The colonists and the British Parliament disagreed over how the colonies should be ?
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governed
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The Parliament and the local assemblies both thought they had ___________ in the colonies
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legal authority
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Parliament believed it had the right to ____ the colonies.
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tax
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The colonists believed they should not be taxed since they had no _______ in Parliament.
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representation
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What document gave reasons for independence and ideas for self-government?
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Declaration of Independence
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
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Thomas Jefferson
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The Declaration of Independence states that the authority to govern belongs to the ___ rather than to kings.
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people
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The Declaration of Independence states that all people are created ___ and have rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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equal
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Who served in the Continental Army and fought for independence against the British?
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patriots
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What did they call Virginians who did not take sides in the Revolutionary War?
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neutral
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Other Virginians remained loyal to Great Britain. They were called what?
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loyalists
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Some free African Americans fought for independence from ?.
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Great Britain
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Some enslaved African Americans fought with Great Britain because they were promised their ?
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freedom
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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.
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James Lafayette
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Who took on more responsibility to support the war effort?
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women
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Many ____ fought alongside the Virginian patriots, while others fought with the British.
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American Indians
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Who provided military leadership by serving as commander in chief of the Continental Army?
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George Washington
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Who provided political leadership by expressing the reasons for colonial independence from Great Britain in the Declaration of Independence?
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Thomas Jefferson
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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."
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Patrick Henry
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Who was the governor of Virginia during the American Revolution?
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Thomas Jefferson
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Where was the first land battle of the American Revolution fought in Virginia?
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Battle of Great Bridge
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The American victory at Great Bridge forced the British colonial governor to flee what city?
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Norfolk
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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?
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Jack Jouett
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Where was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War fought?
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Yorktown
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Where did the British surrender?
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Yorktown
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Who won the Revolutionary War, the Patriots or Loyalists?
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Patriots
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Who lost the Revolutionary War, the Patriots or Loyalists?
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Loyalists
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