People
"Give me liberty or give me death!"
Who is Patrick Henry?
Believed they had legal authority over the colonies and believed they had the right to tax the colonies.
Who is the Parliament?
Virginians who served in the Continental Army and fought against the English.
Who are the Patriots?
Document that said the authority to govern (rule) belonged to the people rather than to kings.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
What was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War?
What is Battle of Yorktown?
Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
Who believed their local assemblies should have control of the government.
Who is the colonists?
Virginians who did not take sides with England or the Continental Army.
Who is Neutral?
The Declaration of Independence was written by this man.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Where was the capital of Virginia moved to toward the end of the war?
Where is Richmond?
Author of the Declaration of Independence; provided political leadership.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
A major reason for the Revolutionary War was the disagreement about taxes and how the colonies should be _____________.
What it governed?
Virginians who remained loyal to England.
The Declaration of Independence said that all people are created equal, and have rights to ______, _________, and the pursuit of __________.
What is life, liberty, and happiness?
The Revolutionary War ended with this document.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
A slave from Virginia who served as a spy during the American Revolution. He was given his freedom after the war.
Who is James Lafayette?
The government for Great Britain
Who is the Parliament?
Enslaved African Americans fought for Britain because Lord Dunmore offered them __________.
What is freedom?
Document written by George Mason
What is the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
Which army surrendered?
What is the British?
Known as the "Father of the Constitution"
Who is James Madison?
Believed they should not be taxed since they had no representation in Parliament.
Who is the colonists?
What is some fought with the patriots and some fought with the loyalists?
The day and year that the Declaration of Independence was ratified (approved).
What is July 4, 1776?
What year did the war end?
What is 1783?