94-116 Revilutionary War Flashcards

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What role did Virginians have in the Continental Army

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They served as patriots and fought for independence leading to the British surrender at Yorktown

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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

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The Declaration of Independence

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What was the term given to some Virginians who did not take sides in the Revolutionary war while others remain loyal to Great Britain

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Neutral

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What group of people took on more responsibility to the support of Revolutionary war effort

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Women

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Some blank fought during the Revolutionary war for a better chance of freedom

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Enslaved African-Americans

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Some free African-Americans fought for blank in the American Revolution

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Independence

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Many blank for alongside both the Virginia patriots and the British during the Revolutionary war

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American Indians

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What Virginian provided military leadership by serving as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army

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George Washington

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What Virginia provide a political leadership by expressing the reason for colonial independence from Great Britain in the declaration of independence

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Thomas Jefferson

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What Virginian inspired patriots from other colonies when he spoke out against taxation without representation by say give me liberty or give me death

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Patrick Henry

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Name the enslaved African-American from Virginia who save the condoms or me and successively requested his freedom after the war

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James Lafayette

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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

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Battle of Greatbridge

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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

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Jack jouett

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What was the importance of the American victory Yorktown

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It resulted in the surrender of the British Army, which led to the end of the war

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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

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George Washington

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I was a Virginian that believe the importance of having a United States Constitution. I kept detailed notes during the Constitutional convention. My skills at compromise helped the delegates reach agreement during the difficult process of writing the Constitution of United States of America. I’m often called the father of the Constitution

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James Madison

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What document was written by George Mason and States that all Virginians have many rights, including freedom of religion, and freedom of the press

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The Virginia declaration of rights

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What document was written by Thomas Jefferson and states that all people should be free to worship as they please

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The Virginia’s statute for religious freedom

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I was in Virginia who was elected as of the first president of United States of America. I provided the stronger ship needed to help the young country and provided a good role model of leadership for future presidents. I am often called the father of our country .

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George Washington

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I was your virginity that believed in the importance of having the United States can’t constitution. I get detailed notes during the Constitutional convention mice. My skills at the comepromise help the Dell diligence reach agreement during a difficult process process of writing the cost of Titian of the United States of America. I am often called the father of the Constitution.

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James Madison

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What document was written by George Mason and states that all Virginians have many rights including freedom of religion and freedom of the press.

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Virginia declaration of rights.

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What document was written by Thomas Jefferson you states that all people should be free to worship.

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The Virginia statue for religious freedom.

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Why did many Virginians move west into the deep South after the American Revolution?

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To find better farmland in new opportunities.

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What type of farming was hard on the soil and caused farmers to look west and south for new farming?

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Tobacco

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After the American Revolution Virginia’s migrated into blank looking for large areas of land and new opportunities.

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Western territories

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Virginians moved they took their blank blank and blank with them.

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Traditions ideas and cultures

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How did Virginia so settlers migrate to new lands in the west?

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They cross the application mountains through the Cumberland gap.