VS.5 The Revolution

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What is Parliament?

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The British Government

Front

Parliament believed it had the right to...

Back

Tax the colonies

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Colonists thought they should not be taxed without Representation (a say in how the money was being spent)

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Representation (a say in how the money was being spent)

Front

Thomas Jefferson wrote the __

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Declaration of Independence

Front

The Declaration of Independence says all people are created equal and have rights to ______, ____, and the ___________.

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Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Front

The Continental Army was

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The colonists' army

Front

A tax is...

Back

Money you pay to the government so they can do their job

Front

George Washington was the ___ of the Continental Army

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Commander-in-chief

Front

Who said "give me liberty or give me death!"?

Back

Patrick Henry

Front

Who was a French Nobleman who helped the colonists win the battle of Yorktown?

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Marquis de Lafayette