Virginia Studies SOL 5
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petersykes on May 3, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
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 Parliament believed it should tell the colonies what to do, but the colonies felt they should be able to govern themselves. Parliament believed it could tax the colonies, but the colonies believed they should not be taxed because they had no representation in Parliament. | How did the colonists and English Parliament's ideas about government differ? |
| Thomas Jefferson | Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? |
| The people should govern themselves and that all men are created equal and have rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness | What did the Declaration of Independence say? |
| James Armistead Lafayette | Who was a slave who spied on the British for the Americans and served in the Continental army? |
| George Washington | Who was the commander in chief of the Continental Army and became first President of the United States? |
| Thomas Jefferson | Who wrote the Declaration of Independence, designed Monticello and started the University of Virginia? |
| Patrick Henry | Who spoke out against taxation without representation by saying "... as for me give me liberty or give me death"? |
| George Washington | Who is known as the "Father of our Country"? |
| James Madison | Who kept notes during the Constitutional Convention, helped the writers compromise, and was known as the "Father of the Constitution"? |
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