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25 Cards in this Set
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Patrick Henery
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VA patriot that said "Give me Liberty or Give me Death"
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James Armstead
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VA patriot: former slave who served as a messenger and spy. Changed his name to Lafayette after the man he worked for and admired
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James Madison
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VA patriot: know as the "Father of the Constitution" because he wrote most of it.
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John Paul Jones
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Father of the US Navy. Chosen to be the first leader of the Navy
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George Washington
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Virginia Patriot: leader of the Continental Army
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Thomas Jefferson
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Virginia Pariot: wrote the Declaration of Independence and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
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General Cornwallis
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British General who surrendered to George Washingotn after the Battle of Yorktown.
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George Mason
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Virginia patriot; wrote the Virgina Declaration of Rights
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Stamp Act
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Law passed by British Parliament in 1765 taxing colonist on newspapers, palying cards, dice, etc. When the colonist protested-King George III repealed it.
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Townshend Act
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Law passed by British Parliament in 1767 taxing colonist on tea, paint, lead, metal products, etc. When colonist protested King George III repealed but left a tax on tea to show who was in charge
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Concord
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One of the two Massachusetts towns where the first shots of hte Revolutionary War were fired.
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Lexington
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The other town in Massachusetts where shots were fired during the first day of the Revolutionary War.
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Yorktown
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Place where the Revolutionary War ended: Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington here.
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U.S. Constitution
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Laws of our Country.
Most ideas came from James Madison. |
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Declaration of Independence
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List of compaints that the colonist had about how King George III was governing the colonies.
Written by Thomas Jefferson |
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Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
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States that people were free to worship God in their own way.
Written by Thomas Jefferson |
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Treaty of Paris
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Document that was signed by the winners (Americans) and the losers (British) which officially ended the Revolutionary War in 1783.
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Virginia Declaration of Rights
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Document that said that individuals should have certain rights when include freedom of the press and freedom of religion.
Written by George Mason |
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April 19, 1775
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First shots fired at Lexington and Concord: The Revolutionary War Begins
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July 4, 1776
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The day that we declared our independence from England. This is the day the 13 colonies became the United States of America.
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October 19, 1781
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British General Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington after sefveral days fo rfighting in Yorktown, VA. There was very little fighting after this.
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1783
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This was the year that the Treaty of Paris was signed. This officially ended the Revolutionary War.
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Constitution
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Set of Lwas
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Statute
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A Law
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Repeal
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To take back, to remove
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