Liberty Legends
What European country joined the Continental Army in fighting the British during the Revolutionary War?
France
What phrase means being taxed without a voice?
Taxation without Representation
What event dumped tea into the harbor?
The Boston Tea Party
What document declared freedom from Britain?
Declaration of Independence
What Virginia city was the first permanent English settlement?
Jamestown
Who was the king of Great Britain?
King George III
What law taxed paper goods?
What event involved soldiers shooting colonists?
The Boston Massacre
What did colonists risk by protesting?
Punishment
What region is known for rolling hills and farmland?
Piedmont
Paul Revere
The _________ and _________ War caused Britain financial burdens, which led to greater taxes on the colonists.
French and Indian
What was the first battle of the Revolution?
Lexington and Concord
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What is another name for the Coastal Plain region?
Tidewater
What group protested British taxes and laws?
The Sons of Liberty
What laws punished Boston after the Tea Party?
Intolerable Acts
What meeting brought colonial leaders together?
Continental Congress
What principle means people rule themselves?
Self-government
What are the 4 rivers in Virginia?
Rappahannock, James, York, Potomac
Who was the British Prime Minister that masterminded the Stamp Act?
George Grenville
Colonist boycotted British _______ because they believed the tax on it was unfair.
Tea
Where did Cornwallis surrender to General Washington?
Yorktown
What did colonies want from Britain?
Independence
Which of the major rivers in Virginia has a fall line located in Richmond?
The James River