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Revolutionary War Flashcards

1
Q

(Vocab)

What does govern mean?

A

To rule or be in charge

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2
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What is Parliament?

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A group of people that make laws

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What does legal authority mean?

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Ability to make or change the laws

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What does taxation without representation mean?

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Making people pay for taxes without letting them make decisions about the laws

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5
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What is liberty?

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freedom

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What does neutral mean?

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A person who doesn’t take sides

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What does surrender mean?

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To give up (usually in a battle or war)

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8
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What did the colonists and British Parliament disagree about?

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How the colonies should be governed

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9
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What group believed they had legal authority in the colonies? (the right to make laws)

A

Both Great Britain (British Parliament)
and the colonists (local assemblies)

(uh oh! Both of them can’t be in charge!)

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10
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Parliament believed it had the right to ________ the colonies.

A

tax

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11
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Why didn’t the colonists think they should be taxed?

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They didn’t have representation in Parliament.

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12
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What is another name for England?

A

Great Britain

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13
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Who wrote the document called the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

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14
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The Declaration of Independence states that the authority to govern belongs to whom?

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The people

NOT the king!

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15
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The Declaration of Independence states that all people are created ______.

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equal

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16
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The Declaration of Independence states that all people have the right to what three things?

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Life, liberty, and the

pursuit of happiness

17
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What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

A

To explain why the colonies were breaking away from England

18
Q

Who provided military leadership by serving as commander- in- chief of the Continental Army?

A

George Washington

19
Q

Who provided political leadership by expressing the reasons for colonial independence from Great Britain in the Declaration of Independence?

A

Thomas Jefferson

20
Q

Revolutionary War Unit

Who inspired patriots from other colonies when he spoke out against taxation without representation?

A

Patrick Henry

21
Q

Who gave the famous “give me liberty or give me death” speech?

A

Patrick Henry

22
Q

What was the name of the first land battle of the American Revolution that was fought in Virginia?

A

Battle of Great Bridge

23
Q

The American victory of the Battle of Great Bridge forced the British colonial governor to flee (leave) the city of _________.

A

Norfolk

24
Q

Who won the Battle of Great Bridge?

A

Americans

patriots/colonists

25
Q

What group of people served in the Continental Army and fought for independence?

A

patriots

26
Q

What were the Virginians called who did not take sides during the Revolutionary War?

A

neutral

27
Q

What group of people remained loyal (faithful) to Great Britain during the war?

A

Loyalists

28
Q

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

A

women

29
Q

What group of people fought for a better chance of freedom?

A

enslaved African Americans

30
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Why did some free African Americans fight?

A

To get independence from Great Britain

31
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What role did American Indians play during the Revolutionary War?

A

They fought alongside both the Virginia patriots and the British.

32
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Who was the enslaved African American from Virginia who served in the Continental Army and successfully requested his freedom after the war?

A

James Lafayette

33
Q

Who rode on horseback through the backwoods of Virginia to Charlottesville?

A

Jack Jouett

34
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Who warned Thomas Jefferson that the British were coming to arrest him and members of the assembly?

A

Jack Jouett

35
Q

Which battle resulted in the surrender of the British army and led to the end of the Revolutionary War?

A

Yorktown

36
Q

Who won the Battle of Yorktown?

A

Americans

patriots/colonists

37
Q

Where did the capital move the second time?

A

Richmond

38
Q

List the three reasons the capital moved from Williamsburg to Richmond.

A 
- The population was moving 
   westward
- Richmond was a more central 
   location
- It increased the distance from attack by the British

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