American Revolution

STANDARD VS.5A REASONS FOR REVOLUTION Identifying the reasons why the colonies went to war with Great Britain, as expressed in the Declaration of Independence; The Colonist Believed it had legal authority it had the right to tax Great Britain Believed believed their local assemblies had legal authority believed they should not be taxed since they had no representation in Parliament The Declaration of Independence states that all men are created equal and have certain rights. What are these rights? food, shelter, and companionship life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness voting, bear arms, freedom of religion public education, marriage, and representative government VS. 5b Identifying the various roles of American Indians, whites, enslaved African Americans, and free African Americans in the Revolutionary War era, including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, the Marquis de Lafayette, and James Lafayette What contributions did Virginians make during the Revolutionary War era? Virginia patriots served in the ContinentalArmy and fought for independence leading tothe British surrender at Yorktown Some Virginians were neutral and did nottake sides, while other Virginians remainedloyal to Great Britain Women took on more responsibility tosupport the war effort Enslaved African Americans fought fora better chance of freedom Free African Americans fought forindependence in the American Revolution American Indians fought alongsideboth the Virginia patriots and the British What contributions did Virginians make during the Revolutionary War era? George Washington provided military leadership by serving as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army Thomas Jefferson provided political leadership by expressing the reasons for colonial independence from Great Britain in the Declaration of Independence Patrick Henry inspired patriots from other colonies when he spoke out against taxation without representation by saying “give me liberty or give me death.” The Marquis de Lafayette a French nobleman, volunteered his service to the Continental Army during the American Revolution. The king of France provided French troops, ships, and money. Contributed to the victory at Yorktown James Lafayette an enslaved African American from Virginia, served as a spy in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. He successfully requested his freedom after the war with the support of the Marquis de Lafayette