American Revolution
This was the first capital of Virginia before it moved to Williamsburg.
What is Jamestown?
Some enslaved people joined the side of the British because the British promised them this.
What is freedom?
The influential Virginia documents state that government power comes from who.
Who are the People?
This Virginia leader said, “…give me liberty or give me death,” inspiring patriots
Who is Patrick Henry?
This document expressed the reasons for Colonial independence from Great Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
These colonists wanted independence from Great Britain and took part in protests, boycotts, and sometimes fought the British.
Who are the patriots?
Virginian patriots served the war effort by joining this army.
What is the Continental Army?
Right after the Treaty of Paris, the United States first plan for government was this one, which proved too weak.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
An enslaved African American from Virginia who gathered information for the Americans and later won his freedom.
Who is James Armistead Lafayette?
This Virginian wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights, which helped shape the Bill of Rights and other documents.
Who is George Mason?
This group in Britain believed it had the legal authority and right to tax the American colonies.
What is Parliament?
With many men away, women took on extra jobs like these two.
What is running farms and businesses.
This Virginian was essential to the creation of our New Nation, writing the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
He was the commander-in-chief who helped plan the surprise surrounding of British forces at Yorktown.
Who is George Washington?
This document begins with a Preamble saying "We the People of the United States..."
What is the United States Constitution?
In 1780, the capital moved again to this city that was farther from the sea to avoid British attacks.
What is Richmond?
Many Indigenous peoples lost this during and after the war — it made life harder for their communities.
What is land?
Leaders met in a secret meeting to revise the Articles and ended up writing this new plan for government.
What is the US Constitution?
He kept detailed notes, worked as a skilled compromiser at the Constitutional Convention, and is called the “Father of the Constitution.”
Who is James Madison?
The Virginia Declaration of Rights and Virginia Constitution include these two freedoms.
What is the Freedom of the Press and Freedom of Religion.
This country became an important ally, sending their Navy to help the Americans win the war at Yorktown.
What is France?
Some Indigenous groups chose to fight with the patriots while others sided with Great Britain; this choice affected them because many ended up losing these two things.
What is land and independence?
He led the Constitutional Convention and provided a model for future leaders, is often called the “Father of Our Country.”
Who is George Washington?
This French nobleman volunteered to help the Americans and worked with Washington to create a battle strategy at Yorktown.
Who is the Marquis de Lafayette?
Ideas expressed in the Virginia Declaration of Rights and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom were later included in this document.
What is the Bill of Rights?