Table of Contents
| FOREWORD | [ ii] | |
| INTRODUCTION | [ iv] | |
| The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 | ||
| PART I: | ||
| 1763: The Aftermath of Victory | [ 1] | |
| The New Generation in Politics: Britain and Virginia | [ 4] | |
| The Political Philosophy of Virginia, 1763 | [ 7] | |
| PART II: | ||
| The Road to Revolution, 1763-1775 | [ 14] | |
| The Grenville Program, 1763-1765 | [ 14] | |
| Western Lands Defense | [ 15] | |
| A New Revenue Program | [ 16] | |
| The Currency Act of 1764 | [ 17] | |
| Virginia and the Stamp Act, 1764 | [ 18] | |
| The Stamp Act Resolves, May 1765 | [ 20] | |
| The Stamp Act Crisis, 1765-1766 | [ 24] | |
| Repeal and the Declaratory Act, 1766 | [ 26] | |
| British Politics and the Townshend Act, 1766-1770 | [ 28] | |
| Virginia Politics, 1766-1768 | [ 29] | |
| The Townshend Act in Virginia, 1767-1771 | [ 30] | |
| The False Interlude, 1770-1773 | [ 31] | |
| The Road to Revolution, 1773-1774 | [ 32] | |
| The Boston Tea Party and the Intolerable Acts | [ 33] | |
| PART III: | ||
| From Revolution to Independence | [ 35] | |
| The First Virginia Convention | [ 35] | |
| Virginia and the First Continental Congress | [ 38] | |
| Great Britain Stiffens | [ 39] | |
| War | [ 40] | |
| Independence | [ 43] | |
| PART IV: | ||
| The Commonwealth of Virginia | [ 46] | |
| Declaration of Rights | [ 46] | |
| Declaration of Independence | [ 48] | |
| The Virginia Constitution, June 29, 1776 | [ 49] | |
| The British-Americans: The Virginia Loyalists | [ 52] | |
| The War at Home, 1776-1780 | [ 53] | |
| PART V: | ||
| The War for Independence | [ 55] | |
| Virginians and the Continental Army, 1775-1779 | [ 55] | |
| The Indian Wars | [ 57] | |
| George Rogers Clark and the Winning of the West | [ 58] | |
| The War and Eastern Virginia, 1776-1779 | [ 60] | |
| Black Virginians in the Revolution | [ 60] | |
| The British Move South, 1780-1781 | [ 62] | |
| The Invasion of Virginia, 1781 | [ 63] | |
| Yorktown, September-October, 1781 | [ 66] | |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | [ 68] | |
| APPENDIX | ||
| A Chronology of Selected Events in Virginia, 1763-1783 | [ 70] | |
| The Declaration of Independence | [ 75] | |
| Suggestive Questions for Exploring Virginia's Role in the Winning of Independence | [ 77] | |
| Suggested Student Activities | [ 79] |
Virginia, the birthplace of our nation, played an important role in the winning of American independence. Virginia, the largest and the most influential of the 13 colonies, led the struggle for American independence and has helped to formulate American ideals and to shape our country's institutions.
Introduction
This publication was prepared to assist teachers in developing topics of study relating to the American Revolution and Virginia's role in the winning of independence and to help students develop deeper appreciation for the rich heritage that is theirs as citizens of the Commonwealth. The Virginia tradition was created by responsible men and women who believed in the inherent dignity of the individual, the role of government as a servant of the people, the value of freedom, justice, equality, and the concept of "rule of law." These ideals and beliefs remain the hallmark of Virginia and the nation.
Important objectives of this publication are:
To emphasize the study of Virginia history during the period from 1763 to 1783 when the state exerted influential leadership and wisdom in the winning of American independence;