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[Row number] 241 [Grade] 4 [SOL] VS.5a [SOL Text] The student will demonstrate knowledge of the role of Virginia in the American Revolution bya) identifying the reasons why the colonies went to war with England as expressed in the Declaration of Independence; [Essential Knowledge] Colonists and the English Parliament disagreed over how the colonies should be governed: (1) Parliament believed it had legal authority in the colonies, while the colonists believed their local assemblies had legal authority. (2) Parliament believed it had the right to tax the colonies, while the colonists believed they should not be taxed since they had no representation in Parliament. The Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson, states that authority to govern belongs to the people rather than to kings and that all people are created equal and have rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness [Key Words] Civics Revolutionary War [Marking Period] MP4 [Subject] 
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