VS.5 Lesson

VS.5 THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

​Great Britain is the name of the British empire. England, Great Britain and the United Kingdom (U.K.) are all the same thing.

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​England is circled RED

​The English colonies, located in North America are circled in blue. There were 13 original colonies, Virginia is included. These 13 colonies were governed by England/Great Britain. Governed means ruled by law.

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​English colonies are circled in blue

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Where is England located?

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Where is Virginia located?

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Where is Virginia located?

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Which dot is most closely located to the east coast?

​Conflicts developed between the colonies and Great Britain over how the colonies should be governed.

Conflict - a serious disagreement or argument.

Governed - Ruled by law

​Parliament is the legislature, or lawmaking group, in the government of the United Kingdom (Great Britain)/England.

​No Taxation Without Representation

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of "conflict"?

• a serious disagreement or argument.

• a period in which there is no war or a war has ended.

• agreement or concord.

Multiple Select

Colonists in Virginia and the other twelve colonies disagreed with British Parliament, the government in England, over?

• Increased taxes

• No representation in government

• Trade routes through the arctic tundra

• Resolutions with French citizens living in Delaware

​The Declaration of Independence gave reasons for independence and ideas for self-government.

- Thomas Jefferson


Colonies declared independence from Great Britain.

Multiple Choice

What does "independence" mean?

• Depending on others

• Being controlled by someone
• Being unable to make decisions
• Freedom from control or influence of another or others

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of the word "governed"?

• To follow, obey, or comply with
• To ignore or disregard
• To negotiate or vote

• To rule by law

​The colonists and the British Parliament disagreed over how the colonies should be governed.

Colonists - People living in Virginia

Parliament - Government in England

Multiple Choice

Which two groups disagreed over how the colonies (Virginia) should be governed?

• The British and the French
• The Native Americans and the Colonists
• The Colonists and the British Parliament

• The Spanish and the Dutch

Colonists believed their local assemblies had legal authority.

Multiple Choice

The previous slide said that "Colonists believed their local assemblies should have legal authority"

What was the name of Virginia's "local assembly"?

• General Assembly/House of Burgesses

• Parliament

• Congress and Senate

• Constitutional Convention/House of Burgers and Fries

​Parliament believed it had legal authority in the colonies.

Multiple Choice

Colonists believed ________ should have the power to govern in the colonies

• Local Assemblies, like the General Assembly in Virginia

• Parliament

• Government of Mexico

• Bandaris

​Parliament believed it had the right to tax the colonies.

Colonists believed they should not be taxed since they had no representation in Parliament.

"No taxation without representation"

Multiple Choice

People living in the colonies had representatives in Parliament

• True

• False, they had no representation.

​Government gets money simply by demanding a certain amount from its citizens. This money is called a tax.

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of "taxes"?

• money paid to the government

• money put away to save for a later date

• currency like coins

• precious metals

​The Declaration of Independence gave reasons for independence and ideas for self-government.

- Thomas Jefferson


Colonies declared independence from Great Britain.

Multiple Choice

Which document gave reasons for independence and ideas for self-government?

• The Declaration of Independence
• The Constitution
• The Charters
• The Statute for Religious Freedom

​The Declaration of Independence, written by
Thomas Jefferson.

Multiple Choice

Which person wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington
• George Mason

• Thomas Jefferson
• James Madison

Multiple Choice

Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence?

________________

• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington
• Patrick Henry
• John Smith

​The Declaration of Independence states that authority to govern belongs to the people rather than to kings.

Multiple Choice

The Declaration of Independence states that the authority to govern belongs to the

_____________

• People
• King
• Slaves
• Parliament

Multiple Choice

The authority to govern belongs to the people and NOT to

• Kings
• Parliament
• Local Assemblies
• Americans

​The Declaration of Independence, states that all people are created equal and have rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Multiple Select

Select three statements that are included in the Declaration of Independence.

• All people are created equal

• All people have rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

• The authority to rule belongs to the people, not to kings

• The authority to rule belongs to the king

• All people have rights to freedom, health care and education

Multiple Select

Select two statements that describe what the American Colonists believed.

• Parliament has the legal authority to govern the colonies

• The colonies should be governed by their local assemblies

• The colonies should not be taxed by England because they had no representation in Parliament

• Parliament has the right to tax the colonies

​VS.5b Revolutionary Leaders

​There are four groups of Virginians that we discuss:

1)White (English and other Europeans)
2) Free African Americans
3) Enslaved African Americans
4) American Indians

​White (English & other Europeans

​Patriots Neutralists Loyalists

​https://youtu.be/LZ5lPeyBJmg?si=poYUfK-gL4gfEoog

​Revolution means -

​A radical change in the established governement

Commander-in-Chief of Continental Army

First President of the United States

Model for future presidents

​George Washington

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Multiple Choice

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

• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• Marquis de Lafayette
• James Lafayette

Wrote Declaration of Independence

-Jefferson's Statute-

Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

Provided political leadership.

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​Thomas Jefferson

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Multiple Choice

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

• Thomas Jefferson
• The Marquis de Lafayette
• George Washington
• Patrick Henry

Patriots wanted
independence
from England

Loyalists
wanted to stay
part of England

Neutral did not
care either way

Multiple Choice

Virginia Patriots served in which army?

• Continental Army
• American Army
• Patriot Army
• British Army

Multiple Choice

Virginia Loyalists served in which army?

• British Army
• American Army
• Patriot Army
• Continental Army

Multiple Choice

Virginians who were neutral

• did not take sides
• served in both armies
• did not pay taxes
• did not support American Indians

Multiple Choice

Which group of Virginians fought for independence from Great Britain?

• Patriots
• Neutrals
• Loyalists
• Tories

Women took

on more

responsibilities

Slaves fought for

England -

promised freedom

Free Africans

fought with
Patriots for

freedom

Multiple Choice

What was the role of women during the Revolutionary War?

• Women took on more responsibility
• Women led the fight against Great Britain

• Women made the decision to remain loyal to England

• Women focused on their careers

Multiple Select

What was the role of African Americans during the American Revolution?

• Some free African Americans fought for the Patriots

• Many fought bravely as soldiers in the Continental Army

• Some enslaved African Americans supported the British, who promised them freedom

“Give me liberty, or
give me death”

- Patrick Henry

Multiple Choice

- Good at speeches. This man could get people pumped up!

- Known for a very famous saying while speaking out about taxation without representation in relation to Parliament's treatment of the colonists said... "give me liberty or give me death"

My name is? ​

• Patrick Henry
• James Lafayette
• George Washington

Marquis de Lafayette

● French
● Served in the

Continental Army

● At Battle of Yorktown

Multiple Choice

If you ever get a question and you see the word "French", "France", who is always the correct answer? ​

• Marquis de Lafayette
• James Lafayette
• James Lafayette - No, he is African American!
• James Lafayette - No, he is not French
• Thomas Jefferson

Multiple Choice

The Battle at ​Yorktown, in 1781, was the last major battle in the Revolutionary War. Who was the famous Frenchman that fought against Great Britain? ​

• Marquis de Lafayette
• James Lafayette
• George Washington Lafayette
• Thomas Jefferson
• Patrick Henry

James Lafayette

● Enslaved African from

Virginia.

● Fought for Continental

Army.

● Won freedom many

years after war.

Multiple Choice

Which person listed below was an enslaved African American from Virginia who served as a spy in the Continental Army?

• James Lafayette
• Thomas Jefferson
• Patrick Henry
• George Washington

Multiple Choice

What enslaved African American from Virginia successfully requested his freedom after the war?

• James Lafayette
• Thomas Jefferson
• James Hamilton
• Patrick Henry
• Nat Turner

Last battle of
American Revolution:
Battle at Yorktown
1781

Treaty of Paris 1783
ended the American Revolution

Multiple Choice

What was the last significant military battle of the Revolutionary War?

• the Battle of Yorktown
• the Battle of Williamsburg
• the Battle of Appomattox
• the Battle of Bull Run

Multiple Select

Select the two armies that fought at the battle of Yorktown.

• Continental Army

• British Army

• Patriot Army

• European Army

• United States Army

Multiple Choice

Which side earned a victory at Yorktown?

• Americans
• Spanish
• Loyalists
• British

Multiple Choice

When did the Battle of Yorktown happen?

• 1781
• 1776
• 1775
• 1871
• 1785

Multiple Choice

Did the Battle of Yorktown END the war, or LEAD to an end of the war?

• Yorktown LED to an end to the war
• Yorktown ENDED the war

Multiple Choice

How did the Revolutionary War finally end?

• the Treaty of Paris
• the Treaty of Peace
• the Treaty of America
• the Treaty of Great Britain

Multiple Choice

In what year was the Treaty to end the Revolutionary War signed?

• 1783
• 1781
• 1789
• 1773
• 1875

Multiple Choice

Where is Yorktown?

• in Virginia on the York River
• on the coast of North Carolina
• in Virginia's Appalachian Plateau
• in Maryland

1st Capital
Jamestown

2nd Capital
Williamsburg

3rd Capital
Richmond

Virginia State Capitals 1607 - Now

1. Population was moving westward.
2. Richmond was a more central location.
3. Richmond was further inland for fear of British retaliation.

Multiple Select

Reasons why the capital of Virginia was moved from Jamestown to Williamsburg

• Drinking water was contaminated with salt water

• Diseases caused by unhealthy living conditions

• Building in Jamestown were destroyed by fire

• Williamsburg was already an established town

• Jamestown was located in the Appalachian Plateau

Multiple Select

Reasons why the capital of Virginia was moved from Williamsburg to Richmond

• Population was moving westward

• Richmond was more central to Virginia's population

• Richmond was further away from the sea. We were worried about British attack.

• Jamestown had not rebuilt buildings from the fire

• Richmond was older and much more dignified

Multiple Choice

Virginia's third capital is

• Richmond
• Norfolk
• Jamestown
• Williamsburg

Multiple Choice

Virginia's second capital was

• Williamsburg
• Roanoke
• Jamestown
• Richmond

Multiple Choice

Virginia's first capital was

• Jamestown
• Fairfax
• Richmond
• Williamsburg