Key Figures and Events of the American Revolution
The content provides information about the disagreements between the colonists and British Parliament concerning governance and taxation, highlighting key figures like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, and James Lafayette who played significant roles in the fight for independence. It sheds light on the pivotal events and ideologies that shaped the American Revolution, underscoring the quest for liberty, representation, and freedom from British rule.
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1) The Colonists and British Parliament disagreed over how the colonists should be _______________.
2) Parliament believed it had the right to tax the colonies, while colonists believed they should not be taxed because they had ____ _____________ in Parliament.
3) _________ ____________ provided military leadership by serving as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army. He also was the first president of the United States of America.
4) _________ __________ provided political leadership by expressing the reasons for colonial independence from Great Britain when he wrote the Declaration of Independence.
5) ___________ __________ inspired patriots from other colonies when he spoke out against taxation without representation by saying give me liberty or give me death.
6) _________ _________ , an enslaved African American from Virginia, served in the Continental Army and successfully requested his freedom after the war.
7) Virginians who remained loyal to Great Britain were called?
8) Virginians who fought in the Continental Army were called?
9) __________ _________ fought on both sides hoping to be free once the war was over.
10) _________ _________ fought alongside the Virginia patriots, while others fought with the British.
11) The Battle of _________ ________ was the first land battle of the American Revolution fought in Virginia. The American victory forced the British colonial governor to flee the City of Norfolk.
12) ________ ________ rode on horseback through the backwoods of Virginia to Charlottesville to warn Thomas Jefferson, then the governor of Virginia, that the British were coming to arrest him and members of the General Assembly.
13) The American Victory at ___________ resulted in the surrender of the British army, which led to the end of the war.
14) Who is referred to as the Father of the Constitution? He was a Virginian, who believed in the importance of having a United States Constitution. He kept detailed notes during the Constitutional Convention.
15) The Virginia Declaration of Rights was written by whom?
16) The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom states that all people should be free to worship as they please. Who wrote this document?
17) What are the three branches of government in Virginia?
Executive branch Legislative branch Judicial branch
18) The ___________ ___________ is the legislative branch of the Virginia Government that makes state laws. It is divided into two parts called ________ and _________.
General Assembly Senate and House of Delegates
19) The ________ heads the executive branch of the state government. The executive branch makes sure that state laws are carried out.
20) The ________ ________ is the states court system. This branch decides cases about people accused of breaking the law and whether or not a law agrees with Virginia's Constitution.
21) After the American Revolution, many Virginians moved ________ and to the deep _____ in search of better farmland and new opportunities.
19) Settlers crossed the Appalachian Mountains through the ___________ ______ as they migrated to new lands in the west.
22) The economy in the northern part of the United States was more ____________, while in the southern part, it was __________ and relied more on slave labor.
23) Northern states wanted the new states created out the western territories to be ________ _________, while the southern states wanted the new states to be _______ _________.
free states slave states
24) _________ __________ led a revolt against plantation owners in Virginia.
