He was the author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights.
Who was George Mason?
100
He inspired other patriots to speak out against taxation without representation.
Who was Patrick Henry?
100
One of the reasons that Great Britain wanted to use the colonies.
What was use the colonies however they saw fit to?
100
The colonies wanted to ______________ themselves.
What is Govern (make their own laws to follow/live by)?
100
This was the first skirmish between the colonists and British troops that resulted in the first death's of the American Revolutionary War.
What was "The Boston Massacre?"
200
He believed in the importance of the United States Constitution.
Who was James Madison?
200
He expressed reasons for America's independence from the British.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
200
The King of England was losing money because of overspending too much. This was another reason that Great Britain wanted to use the colonies, was to ______________________________.
What was have the colonies pay taxes on goods to fund his efforts?
200
The colonists wanted to decide what ____________ should be paid and they wanted the taxes to stay in the colonies.
What are Taxes?
200
This act was famously named after a group of colonists, dressed as Native Americans, boarded ships in the Boston Harbor and took to dumping barrels of tea and other goods into the sea.
What was the "Boston Tea-Party?"
300
He was an enslaved African-American, who served in the Continental Army and was given his freedom after the war.
Who was James Lafayette?
300
He was Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army.
Who was George Washington?
300
They believed they deserved the same rights as Englishmen.
Who were the colonists (Americans)?
300
England also wanted to make __________ for the colonists to follow.
What are Laws?
300
This document became the basis of the Bill of Rights to the U.S. Constitution.
What was the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
400
He wrote a document that stated all Virginians have many rights, including freedom of religion and press.
Who was George Mason?
400
He rode on horseback to Charlottesville, Virginia to warn Thomas Jefferson, that the British were coming to arrest him and members of the General Assembly.
Who was Jack Jouett.
400
They believed that the American colonies were to be used in whatever way that was best for them.
Who were the British (Great Britain)?
400
England wanted the colonies to pay a lot of ____________ to the King of England.
What are Taxes?
400
The Virginia colonists believed that the British Parliament had no right to tax them because they didn't have this.
What is representation? famously known as... ("No taxation, without representation!")
500
He provided a model of leadership for future presidents and was often called the "Father of Our Country."
Who was George Washington?
500
He provided a model of leadership for future presidents and was often called the "Father of Our Country."
Who was George Washington?
500
They believed that the American colonies were just colonies.
Who were the British (Great Britain)?
500
The Revolutionary War started as __________________ developed between the colonies and England over how the colonies should be governed.
What are Conflicts?
500
He was skilled at compromise and helped the delegates reach agreements. He did so much to help that he came to be called, "The Father of the Constitution."