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.