Why Independence
Colonists were upset were being taxed. What is the famous saying related to that?
Taxation without representation
This document was written by Thomas Jefferson and said that "All men are created equal and have rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness".
What is the name of the event where colonist went to protest but it ended with 5 colonist being killed by British soldiers?
Boston Massacre
What are Loyalists?
Those that sided with the British
What is the name of the act that allowed British soldiers to be stay in peoples home without permission?
The Quartering Act
What were Virginians called who wanted independence?
Patriots
The capital of Virginia was moved from this place to another place?
Williamsburg to Richmond
What are Neutralists?
Those that didn't take a side in the war
Explain the Boston Tea Party
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Who was the commander of the Continental Army?
George Washington
Why was the capital moved from Williamsburg to Richmond?
Farther inland and safer and very central to the state.
Which side did the Indigenous people take?
Both sides
Colonist believed that they should have BLANK which is the right to make its own laws?
Legal Authority
Who was an enslaved African American that served as a spy for the Continental Army?
James Armistead Lafayette
What was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War?
Battle of Yorktown
Who offered freedom to slaves who joined the British forces?
Lord Dunmore
What was the result of the Boston Tea Party?
The Intolerable Act
This man wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights which inspired the U.S. Bill of Rights?
George Mason
Even though the Battle of Yorktown was the last major battle, the Revolutionary War wasn't truly over until this document was signed?
The Treaty of Paris
What is the name of the enslaved man who escaped slavery to fight for the British and in the end got his freedom and a life in Canada?
Boston King