Virginia Studies STANDARD VS.5B 2008 CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK (CONDENSED) WASHINGTON, JEFFERSON, HENRY, LAFAYETTE

VS.5 Study Guide Various roles played by whites, enslaved African Americans, free African Americans, and American Indians in the Revolutionary War era, including George Washington, Condensed format created by SOLpass www.solpass.org Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry and James Lafayette. (2008 revised standards) What contributions did Virginians make during the STANDARD VS.5A Revolutionary War era? Virginians made significant contributions during the REASONS FOR REVOLUTION Revolutionary War era.

Reasons why the colonies went to war with Great Britain as expressed in the Declaration of Independence. • George Washington The colonists and the British Parliament disagreed over provided military leadership by how the colonies should be governed. serving as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. England became Great Britain in the early 1700s.

How did the colonists’ ideas about government differ from those of the British Parliament? • Thomas Jefferson provided political leadership by Conflicts developed between the colonies and Great expressing the reasons for Britain over how the colonies should be governed. colonial independence from • Parliament believed it had legal authority in Great Britain in the Declaration the colonies, while the colonists believed their of Independence. local assemblies had legal authority.

• Parliament believed it had the right to tax the • Patrick Henry inspired patriots from other colonies colonies, while the colonists believed they when he spoke out against taxation without should not be taxed since they had no representation by saying, “…give me liberty or give representation in Parliament. me death.” Why is the Declaration of Independence an important document? The Declaration of Independence gave reasons for • James Lafayette, an independence and enslaved African American ideas for self- from Virginia, served in the government. Continental Army and successfully requested his Written by Thomas freedom after the war. Jefferson, it states that authority to govern belongs to the people rather than to kings and that all people are created equal and have rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. What contributions did whites, enslaved African • Women took on more responsibility to support the Americans, free African Americans, and American war effort. Indians make during the American Revolution? • Some enslaved African Americans fought for a better chance of freedom. • Virginia patriots served in the Continental Army and fought for independence , leading to the British • Some free African Americans fought for surrender at Yorktown. independence in the American Revolution. • Some Virginians were neutral and did not take sides • Many American Indians fought alongside both the while other Virginians remained loyal to Great Virginia patriots and the British Britain.

STANDARD VS.5C GREAT BRIDGE, JACK JOUET

Importance of the Battle of Great Bridge, the ride of Jack Jouett, and the American victory at Yorktown. What was the importance of the American victory at What was the importance of the Battle of Great Yorktown? Bridge?

The Battle of Great Bridge was the first land battle fought in  The last major Virginia during battle of the the American Revolutionary Revolution. War was fought at Yorktown, The American Virginia. victory forced the British colonial governor to flee the City of Norfolk.

Who was Jack Jouett?  The American The actions of Jack Jouett victory at prevented the capture of key Yorktown resulted members of the Virginia General in the surrender of Assembly. the British army, Jack Jouett rode on horseback which led to an through the backwoods of end to the war. Virginia to Charlottesville to

warn Thomas Jefferson, then governor of Virginia, that the British were coming to arrest him and members of the General Assembly.