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19 Cards in this Set
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Q1. Parliament thought it should have_________ _________ over the colonies.
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Q2. Who did the colonists think should have legal authority?
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Q3. Why didn't the colonists think that Parliament should tax them?
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Q4. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
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Q5. What does the Declaration of Independence state?
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Q6. What army did the Patriots serve?
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Q7. What sides did colonists take toward the Revolutionary War?
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Q8. How did women help the war effort?
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A2. their local assemblies
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A1. legal authority
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A4. Thomas Jefferson
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A3. no represenation in Parliament
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A6. Continental
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A5. Authority to govern belongs to the people
- all people are created equal and have rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness |
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A8. took on more responsibility
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neutral- did not take sides loyal- remained on Great Britain's side |
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Q9. On what side did enslaved African Americans fight?
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Q10. On what side did free African Americans fight?
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Q11. Along what side did the American Indians fight?
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Q12. What contributions did George Washington make?
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Q13. What kind of leadership did Thomas Jefferson provide?
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Q14. Who spoke out against taxation without representation and said, "...give me liberty or give me death"?
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Q15. Who was an enslaved African American from VA who served in the Continental Army and received freedom after the war?
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Q16. What was the first land battle of the American Revolution fought in Virginia?
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A10. some fought for independence from Great Britain
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A9. some fought for a better chance of freedom
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A12. provided military leadership; commander-in-chief of Continental Army
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A11. many alongside Patriots; others fought with British
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A14. Patrick Henry
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A13. political leadership
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A16. The Battle of Great Bridge
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A15. James Lafayette
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Q17. Who rode on horseback through Virginia to Charlottesville to warn Jefferson and the General Assembly that the British were coming to arrest them?
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Q18. Who won the American Revolution and where was the surrender?
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A18. Americans; Yorktown
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A17. Jack Jouett
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Q19. What was the result of the Battle of Great Bridge?
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A19. American victory; colonial governor fled City of Norfolk
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