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Vocabulary
Virginia Patriots
Whose Side Are You On
Revolution Facts
Geography or Indians
100

What does authority mean?

Who is in charge?

100
He wrote the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
100
They served in the Continental Army and fought against the English.
Who are the patriots?
100

Where was the capital moved to to be more central?

What is Richmond?

100
Rolling hills, foot of the mountain
What is Piedmont?
200

What does the work liberty mean?

What is liberty?

200
He provided military leadership by serving as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.
Who was George Washington?
200
They remained loyal to England.
Who are the loyalists?
200
This battle resulted in the surrender of the British army
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
200
Elevated land that is flat on top
What is plateau?
300

What do you call the money a citizen pays to the government?

what is taxes?

300
He inspired patriots from other colonies when he spoke out against taxation without represantation by saying, "...give me liberty or give me death."
Who is Patrick Henry?
300
They did not take sides during the Revolutionary War.
Who are the neutrals?
300

What were some of the war related jobs that women could have during the war?

 WHat is nurses, doing the soldiers laundry, cooking for the soldiers, and making flags?

300
Objects that have been found that tell a lot about the people of the past who lived in that area
What are artifacts?
400
Standing in for a person or group and having the power to speak on his or her behalf
What is representation?
400
An enslaved African American from Virginia, served in the Continental Army and successfully requested his freedom after the war.
Who is James Lafayette?
400
They fought for a better chance of freedom and for independence in the American Revolution.
Who are African Americans?
400

What does it mean to be taxed without representation?

What is the king taking your money without asking you about it?

400
They study all kinds of material evidence left from people of the past
Who are archeologists?
500

What is the name for the lawmakers in England?

What is Parliment?

500

Who is the french nobleman that convinced the french king to give supplies to the patriots?

Who was Marqui de Laffayette?

500
They fought alongside both the Virginia patriots and the British.
Who are American Indians?
500

What document stated that all people were created equal and had the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?

What is the declaration of independence?

500
The headquarters of the leader, Powhatan, in 1607; a large Indian town used by Indian leaders for several hundred years before the English settlers came
Where is Werowocomoco?