Locations, Locations
Yorktown is near what body of water, making it easier for the British ships to bring supply ships?
The Chesapeake Bay
What major document did many of our nation's leaders, including James Madison, come together to write to help shape America and build a strong, new nation?
The Constitution
Where was the last major battle of the Revolution?
Yorktown
We helped run farms, homes, and businesses, we made clothing for soldiers, we cared for the wounded, and we acted as messengers. Who are we?
Women
What was Patrick Henry's famous quote?
"Give me liberty, or give me death!"
List the region that each city is located in.
Yorktown
Jamestown
Williamsburg
Richmond
Yorktown - Coastal Plain
Jamestown - Coastal Plain
Williamsburg - Coastal Plain
Richmond - Piedmont
True or False:
The Treaty of England ended the American Revolution.
If it is false, what is the truth?
False
It was called the Treaty of Paris
What other nation helped the American colonies win the American Revolution?
The French
I used powerful writing to fight for independence, protect rights, and support religious freedom. Who am I?
Thomas Jefferson
I was a spy during the war and provided information to help trap the British forces at Yorktown. Who am I?
James Armistead Lafayette
What rivers are these cities near?
Yorktown
Jamestown
Richmond
Yorktown - York River
Jamestown - James River
Richmond - James River
I was written by Thomas Jefferson, I give ideas for self government, I am influenced by other documents, and I give reasons for independence from Great Britain.
Which document am I?
Declaration of Independence
How did the American Revolution end?
The British surrendered in Yorktown.
Free and enslaved African Americans decided on who they supported during the war based on who would grant them __________.
freedom
George Washington
First capital -
Second capital -
Third (and final) capital -
Jamestown
Williamsburg
Richmond
True or False:
The following ideas are all in our founding documents: independence, loyalty to King George III, rights, and freedom.
If this is false, what is the truth?
What officially ended the American Revolution and recognized American Independence?
Treaty of Paris
Indigenous peoples decided on who they supported during the war based on who would protect their ________ and ________.
land and rights
I helped write the Constitution, I helped write the Bill of Rights, and I am known as "The Father of the Constitution." Who am I?
James Madison
List the three main reasons we moved the capital from Williamsburg to Richmond.
The population was moving westward.
Richmond was located on the James River.
The move made them further from the sea and a possible attack by the British.
What first the words of the Constitution prove that our government gets its power from the "people"?
We The People
Why did the American colonies go to war with Great Britain?
The colonists and Great Britain disagreed about how the colonies should be governed.
Colonists felt like they did not have a voice in making laws and taxes.
We have leaders to make laws and decisions for the country. We also have a representative democracy. This means that the leaders we have are made leaders because...?
They are chosen by the people
I wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights. Who am I?
George Mason