Causes of the American Revolution
It believed it had governing authority over the colonies and the right to tax them.
What is parliament?
They served in the Continental Army and fought against the English.
Who are patriots?
He served as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army.
The last battle of the American Revolution.
What is Yorktown?
The first capital of Virginia.
Where is Jamestown?
Group of civilians who volunteered as soldiers in emergencies.
They believed in supporting England.
Who are loyalists?
He wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The two sides fighting in the American Revolution.
What are the British (Redcoats) and the Americans (Patriots/Continental Army)?
The river Richmond is on.
What is the James River?
Document that states that the right to govern belongs to the people rather than the king.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
They did not take sides in the American Revolution.
Who are neutralists?
He inspired other colonists in his famous speech by saying, "...give me liberty or give me death!"
Who is Patrick Henry?
The word for a military giving up during a war.
What is surrender?
The year the capital moved from Williamsburg to Richmond.
When is 1780?
The phrase colonists used to protest parliament taxing them without asking for their input first.
What is "No taxation without representation?"
They supported the war effort by cooking food, sewing uniforms, and serving as combat nurses.
Who are women?
An enslaved African American who served as a spy for the Continental Army and gained his freedom after the war.
Who is James Armistead Lafayette?
The year the British surrendered in Yorktown.
When is 1781?
The correct order of Virginia's capitals.
What is Jamestown, Williamsburg, Richmond?
According to the Declaration of Independence, all people are created equal and have the right to these three things.
What is life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
Who were promised freedom by fighting for the British?
Who are Enslaved African-Americans?
A French nobleman who convinced the French king to send aid and troops to the patriots.
Who is the Marquis de Lafayette?
This treaty was signed in 1783, signifying the end of the Revolutionary War.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
The three reasons the capital moved from Williamsburg to Richmond.
What are: Richmond was a more central location, more people were moving westward, and Richmond was farther from the sea (which was harder to attack by the British)?