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Rev War Vocab

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  • Who wrote the Deceleration of Independence?
    Thomas Jefferson
  • Who were the people that did not pick a side (between kings and colonists)?
    Neutralists
  • What was one of the roles of women during the civil war?
    To care for the home, injured troops, take care of farm, or disguised as spy messengers
  • Where did the Eastern Woodland Indians settle?
    All over! All regions
  • What was the English form of government called?
    Parliment
  • What is the name of someone who vowed to serve a master for 7 years for passage across the atlantic ocean?
    Indentured Servant
  • What were the roles of African americans during the revolutionary war?
    Some fought, some worked on farms
  • Who inspired Thomas Jefferson to write the Deceleration of Independence?
    George Mason
  • Who spoke out against taxation without representation?
    Patrick Henry
  • What was the first land battle in Virginia?
    Battle of Great Bridge
  • Who was the commander general of the Continental Army?
    George Washington
  • What caused the capital to move from Williamsburg to Richmond?
    Possible attack from the british, Richmond was a more central location, population was moving westward
  • Who had a famous ride to alert Thomas Jefferson about incoming British Troops?
    Jack Jouette
  • What was the name of the people who wanted to break away from England?
    Patriots (rebels)
  • Which battle ended the Revolutionary War?
    Surrender of Yorktown
  • Parliament believed they should have authority over the colonists while colonists believed the power to decide laws should lie with _____
    The states
  • The Scott-irish and German settled in which region?
    Shenandoah Valley in the Valley Ridge
  • What was the name of people want wanted to stay loyal to the king?
    Loyalists (tories)
  • Where did the English Settle?
    Coastal Plane and Peidmont
  • Colonists believed that there should be "No taxation without ______"
    Representation
  • Why did the African Americans settle in the coastal plane and Piedmont?
    They had to settle wherever their masters settled
  • What was the name of the famous action where colonists threw british tea into the harbor?
    Boston Tea Party
  • Which african american spied for the patriots?
    James Armested Lafayette
  • What was the role of the Indians during the revolutionary war?
    They fought on both sides depending on their attitudes towards the groups.
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