American Revolution Overview Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• congress : representatives from the colonies met at the first continental _ in 1774 to discuss their problems.
• representation : one of the main reasons the colonists wanted independence is because they lacked _ in british government.
• independence : after many battles, the colonists gained their _ from great britain.
• protests : there were lots of demonstrations in the streets, or _ , and other small skirmishes before war broke out.
• eight : the american revolution lasted for _ years.
• democratic : the colonists decided their new government would be _ - ruled by the people.
• king : the colonists didn't want an all-powerful _ to rule over them anymore.
• thirteen : the number of colonies who rebelled.
• britain : the american colonists rebelled against the rule of this nation.
• taxes : the british made the colonies pay all sorts of _ that the colonists thought were unfair.