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American Revolution
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Virginia Studies Review
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It believed it had the legal authority in the colonies and the right to tax them.
What is the Parliament?
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

During the Civil War two ironclads fought but there was no winner.

What is the Monitor and Merrimack?

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

Colonists were angry because they didn't have representation in ____________?

What is parliament?

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
It states that the write to govern belongs to the people rather than to kings.
What is The Declaration of Independence?
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

This was the first battle of the Civil War.

What is the Battle of Bull Run?

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

The end of the Civil War

What is Appomattox Courthouse?

400
They study all kinds of material evidence left from people of the past
Who are archeologists?
500
All people are created equal and have the right to these three things.
What are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
500

He wrote document stating the colonists grievances.

Who was Thomas Jefferson?

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

George Washington was chosen as the commander in chief of the Revolutionary War because he was successful in another war before?

What is the French and Indian War?

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?