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| militia | a military troop that is made up of soldiers who are not professional |
| tax | the money that must be paid by people to support their government |
| Stamp Act | The law passed by Britain in 1765 that required colonists to buy stamps for printed materials |
| Townshend Acts | Laws passed by Britain that forced the colonists in America to pay a tax on certain imported goods (tea, glass) |
| Committees of Correspondence | Group of colonists who kept in close touch with the people in other colonies by sending letters that reported events and shared ideas |
| Continental Congress | Group of representatives from the colonies who met to share ideas, decide on actions and to govern the US eventually |
| Virginia Convention | meeting of VA's leaders, held in May 1776, after the royal governor left the colony |
| Declaration of Independence | A statement written by T. Jefferson in 1776 explaining why the colonies should be independent. |
| Continental Army | American army led by Washington that fought the British in the American Revolution |
| Robert Dinwiddie | Lt. governor of VA during the French and Indian war |
| G. Washington | Military leader during F&I War and the Revolutionary War |
| E. Braddock | British general sent to fight the French at beginning of the F&I War |
| FT. Necessity | British fort bilt by G. Washington near the Ohio River |
| Ft. Duquesne | French fort that was located near the Ohio River during the F&I War |
| Patrick Henry | member of the House of Burgesses who spoke strongly against British taxes. "Give me liberty or give me death." |
| T. Jefferson | Writer of the declaration of Independence |
| Lighthorse Harry Lee | Led a cavalry unit that fought in North Carolina during the Revo. War |
| Patriot | A person in America who supported the American Revolution, on or off the battlefield |
| George Rogers Clark | Frontier fighter who led a group of Virginians west during the Revolutionary War |
| John Paul Jones | American navy officer, "I have not yet begun to fight." |
| loyalist | Person in America who sided with the British and opposed independence during the American Revolutionq |
| Charles Cornwallis | British general who surrendered at Yorktown |
| Jack Jouett | Virginian who rode through the night to warn the VA lawmakers that the British were going to attack Charlottesville |
| Richmond | The capital of Virginia |
| Monticello | T.Jefferson's home |
| Yorktown | The town where the last major battle of the American revolution was fought |
