American Revolution Review!

Signed by King George III to prevent the colonists from settling west of the Appalachian divide

Who was in control of the 13 colonies before the American Revolution?

Tax on letters, newspapers & other printed documents

Blocked the harbor until debt from Boston Tea Party was paid for

What was the 1st land in the New World settled by Britain?

Who won the French & Indian War?

Who was fighting against one another in the French & Indian War?

What does "no taxation without representation" mean?

Also known as the Coercive Acts

What was it that most frustrated the colonists & made them want to break free from Britain?

Who wrote Common Sense?

Many settlers left Britain originally to seek religious freedom & economic prosperity.

Colonists dressed as Native Americans & dumped tea into the Boston harbor

Tax on sugar

The patriots did not want to be ruled by King George III.

What were the main reasons colonists left Britain and colonized the New World?

Britain forced colonists to purchase tea from them

This document ended the French & Indian War...

The Boston Massacre was a turning point in the American Revolution.

Colonial soldiers were called the "redcoats."

Who lived on the land long before the colonists settled there?

Who discovered the New World in 1492?

What was the main effect of Lexington & Concord?

The first shots of the Revolution were in Jamestown, VA.

The first permanent English settlement in the colonies was...

Made colonists harbor British soldiers