94-116 Revilutionary War Flashcards
What role did Virginians have in the Continental Army
They served as patriots and fought for independence leading to the British surrender at Yorktown
What document states that authority to govern belongs to the people rather than to Kings and that all people are created equal and have rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
The Declaration of Independence
What was the term given to some Virginians who did not take sides in the Revolutionary war while others remain loyal to Great Britain
Neutral
What group of people took on more responsibility to the support of Revolutionary war effort
Women
Some blank fought during the Revolutionary war for a better chance of freedom
Enslaved African-Americans
Some free African-Americans fought for blank in the American Revolution
Independence
Many blank for alongside both the Virginia patriots and the British during the Revolutionary war
American Indians
What Virginian provided military leadership by serving as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army
George Washington
What Virginia provide a political leadership by expressing the reason for colonial independence from Great Britain in the declaration of independence
Thomas Jefferson
What Virginian inspired patriots from other colonies when he spoke out against taxation without representation by say give me liberty or give me death
Patrick Henry
Name the enslaved African-American from Virginia who save the condoms or me and successively requested his freedom after the war
James Lafayette
What was the first land battle of the American Revolution fought in Virginia who’s American victory force the British colonial governor to flee the city of Norfolk
Battle of Greatbridge
Who wrote on horseback through the backwoods of Virginia to Charlotte Charlottesville to warn Thomas Jefferson then the governor of Virginia and the British were coming to arrest him and the members of Gen. assembly
Jack jouett
What was the importance of the American victory Yorktown
It resulted in the surrender of the British Army, which led to the end of the war
I was a Virginian who was elected as the first president of United States. I provided strong leadership needed to help the young country and provided a good role model of leadership for future presidents. I’m often called the father of our country
George Washington