VS. 5 American Revolution

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Conflict arose between the colonies and British Parliament because they disagreed about how the colonies should be governed.

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how the colonies should be governed

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Which explains why the Virginia colonists disagreed with British Parliament?

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The colonists thought they should not be taxed because they did not have representation in Parliament.

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Who felt they had legal authority over the colonists? Options: Parliament, Stockholders, Cornwallis, Spanish

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Parliament

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Colonists did not want to pay taxes to the British, because they lacked _________ in Parliament

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representation

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What document was signed on July 4, 1776 to tell the king of England that the colonies wanted to be free? Who wrote it?

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Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson

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Select the answer that correctly pairs the NAMES of the two sides who battled in the American Revolutionary War: Great Britain---British Army, Americans---American Army, England---European Army, Colonists---Colonists Army, Great Britain---English Army, Americans---U.S. Military, Great Britain---British Army, American Colonists---Continental Army.

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Great Britain---British Army
American Colonists---Continental Army

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Virginians who sided with Great Britain were called __________?

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Loyalists

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Virginians who did not take sides in the war were called _________?

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Neutral

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What group of people were promised freedom for siding with the British?

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African Americans

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To support the Revolutionary War effort, women

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took on more responsibility