American Revolution
This law making body believed it had the legal authority over the colonies and the right to tax them.
What is Parliament?
He provided military leadership and served as commander in chief of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
These people refused to take sides during the Revolution.
What are neutralists?
He was a political leader who expressed reasons for colonial independence through his writing.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The first capital of Virginia.
What is Jamestown?
These people remained loyal to Great Britain.
What are loyalists?
He was an enslaved African-American who served in the Continental Army and successfully requested his freedom after the war.
Who is James Lafayette?
This group of people fought for both sides and also chose to not fight at all.
Who are American Indians?
States "the authority to govern belongs to the people rather than kings"
What is The Declaration of Independence?
The direction many people moved to find better opportunities.
What is westward?
These people served in the Continental Army and fought for independence from Great Britain.
Who are patriots?
He spoke out against taxation without representation.
Who is Patrick Henry?
These people took on more responsibility at home and worked as nurses and cooks during the Revolution.
Who are women?
The three things all people have the right to, as stated in the Declaration of Independence.
What is life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
This Virginia town was at risk for being attacked by the British by both land and water.
What is Williamsburg?
The last major battle of the Revolutionary War.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
This person prevented the capture of key members of the General Assembly and Governor Thomas Jefferson.
Who is Jack Jouett?
Who are enslaved African Americans?
The date on which the Declaration of Independence became official.
What is July 4, 1776?
This Virginian capital has central location.
What is Richmond?
The first land battle fought in Virginia during the Revolution.
What is the Battle of Great Bridge?
He was a French nobleman who helped the patriots get money, supplies, and troops from the French government.
Who is Marquis de Lafayette?
The city the treaty was signed in that ended the American Revolution in 1783.
What is Paris?
Daily Double: This is the most noticeable signature on the Declaration of Independence.
Who is John Hanncock?
Name three reasons why they moved the capital from Jamestown.
What is bad water, disease, and fire?