Reasons for Revolution
Colonists were upset because they were taxed without having this.
Representation
Virginian who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
A colonist who wanted independence from Great Britain.
Patriot
Commander of the Continental Army.
George Washington
Virginia’s capital before it moved to Richmond.
Williamsburg
The last major battle of the Revolutionary War.
Yorktown
The British group that made laws and taxes for the colonies.
Parliament
The Declaration said the colonies were free and this.
Independent
A colonist who stayed loyal to King George III.
Loyalist
Enslaved African American who served as a spy for the American army.
James Armistead Lafayette
Virginia’s capital moved here in 1780.
Richmond
British general who surrendered at Yorktown.
Cornwallis
Colonists used this phrase to protest unfair taxes.
Taxation without representation
One right listed in the Declaration along with liberty and pursuit of happiness.
Life
A colonist who did not take sides in the war.
Neutral
Virginian who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights.
George Mason
Williamsburg was unsafe because it was close to this.
Coast
Country that helped the Continental Army defeat Great Britain.
France
Great Britain taxed the colonies partly to pay for this war.
French and Indian War
The Declaration explained why the colonies wanted freedom from this country.
Great Britain
Some Virginians wanted independence, while others stayed loyal to this person.
King George III
Virginian who took detailed notes and helped shape government after the war.
James Madison
Richmond was safer because it was farther from this.
Sea/Ocean/Bay
The French navy helped by blocking British ships at these.
Ports
Colonists believed government authority should belong to this group, not kings.
The people
The Declaration said people can do this if government does not protect their rights.
Change it
Not all Virginians agreed about this major decision.
Independence
Governor Dunmore offered freedom to enslaved people who joined this side.
British
Richmond was a better location because Virginia’s population was moving this direction.
Westward
Treaty that recognized the United States as independent.
Treaty of Paris