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Patrick Henry | Patriot; said Give me liberty or give me death! |
George Washington | Patriot; Commander in chief of the Continental Army, provided military leadership |
Thomas Jefferson | Patriot; Wrote the Declaration of Independence; provided political leadership |
James Armistead Lafayette | Patriot; African American slave who worked as a spy; earned his freedom by helping the continental army |
Jack Jouett | Patriot; rode 40 miles from Louisa to Charlottesville to warn Thomas Jefferson that the British were coming |
Lord Dunmore | Loyalist; British governor of Virginia; Fled Norfolk after the city was captured |
Lord Cornwallis | British army general; surrendered to the Continental Army at Yorktown, Virginia. |
Battle of Great Bridge | First land battle fought in Virginia; Ended British authority in Virginia |
Yorktown, Virginia | Location where the British surrendered; a city on the York river |
King George III | King of England during the American Revolution |