The War
Who won the Revolutionary War?
America
Virginians who supported the British rule were known as ______.
loyalists
Who was a French nobleman and military leader that contributed to the American victory at Yorktown?
Marquis de Lafayette
The capitol of Virginia moved from Williamsburg to ___________
Richmond
Where was the site of the first land battle of the Revolutionary War?
Great Bridge
Virginians who did not take sides during the war were called ________.
neutralists
Which document was written by Thomas Jefferson and explained the reasons for the Revolutionary War?
Declaration of Independence
If Patrick Henry were holding a sign during the American Revolution, what would it have said?
1 - Let Women Vote!
2 - End Slavery Now!
3 - Fight the British!
4 - Grow More Tobacco!
3 - Fight the British!
Where did the British surrender that led to the end of the Revolutionary War?
Yorktown
Who fought WITH the British to earn their freedom during the Revolutionary War?
African Americans
Who was an enslaved African American who served in the Continental Army, had to fight for his freedom, and won his freedom many years after the war?
James Lafayette
The king of _______________ provided troops, ships, and money to aid the Americans during the Revolutionary War.
France
Virginians believed that Parliament had no right to tax them because they had no _____________ in the British legislature.
representation
As men left to fight in the American Revolution, who took on more responsibilities at home?
women
Who was Commander-in Chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?
George Washington
Who rode through the backwoods to warn the governor and General Assembly that the British were coming to arrest them?
Jack Jouett
The colonists and the British Parliament disagreed about how the colonies should be ________
governed
Who would have said the following?
"I am undecided about this war taking place. The British are offering me freedom if I serve the king, but some of my friends have joined the Continental Army."
African American
Who provided political leadership (served as a governor of Virginia) during the Revolutionary War?
Thomas Jefferson
What is a phrase that the patriots used when they found out they were being taxed without being represented?
"Taxation without Representation!"