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31 Cards in this Set
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Lord Dunmore
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The last royal governor of Virginia. He ordered British Marines to steal gunpowder from the Virginia colonists.
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Second Continental Congress
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A group of representatives from all British colonies. They elected George Washington to be the leader of the Continental Army.
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George Washington
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Virginia born messanger. He was chosen by the Second
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Continental Army
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The offical army created by the colonists and lead by George Washington to fight against the British.
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Loyalist
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A colonist who remained loyal to the British King.
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Great Bridge
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The location where Lord Dunmore was defeated by the soldiers of the Virginia militia.
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Patriot
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A colonist who was opposed to the rule of the British king.
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Gwynn's Island
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The location that Lord Dunmore fled to after he was defeated at Great Bridge.
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Convention
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A large meeting of members of a group for a common purpose.
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Virginia Convention
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A meeting of Virginia colonists who declared Virginia an independent colony, and encouraged other colonies to become independent too.
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George Mason
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He was a member of the Virginia Convention, and he created the Virginia Declaration of Rights.
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Virginia Declaration of Rights
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George Mason's list of freedoms he felt all people should have.
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Declaration of Independence
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The official document from the colonies to King George III declaring themselves independent.
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Constitution
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A document that states the basic laws and rules of a government.
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Philadelphia
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The city in the Pennsylvania colony where the meetings of the Continental Congress took place.
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Richard Henry Lee
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A Virginia representative of the Continental Congress who helped urge the colonies to break away from Great Britain.
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Thomas Jefferson
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The man who wrote the Declaration of Independence.
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King George III
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The king of Great Britain when the colonies offically declared themselves independent.
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Revolutionary War
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The war between the British Army and the colonists for independence.
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Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee
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An important Virginian who earned many victories with his cavalry in the Revolutionary War.
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Cavalry
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A troop of soldiers on horses.
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Daniel Morgan
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A Virginian who helped in the victories at Saratoga and Cowpens.
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George Rogers Clark
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A Virginian who helped capture the Ohio River Valley during the Revolutionary War.
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James Armistead
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A slave who won his freedom as a spy for the Patriots.
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James Armistead
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A slave who won his freedom as a spy for the Patriots.
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Richmond
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The new capital city of Virginia.
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Charlottesville
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The city where the Virginia government met to avoid the British.
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Jack Jouett
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A Virginian who discovered the British plan to capture the leaders at Charlottesville.
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Staunton
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The meeting place for the Virginia government after the British plan to capture leaders in Charlottesvile was ruined.
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Lord Charles Cornwallis
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The commander of the British Army.
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Yorktown
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The location where the Patriots forced Lord Cornwallis and his army to surrender.
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