American Revolution

In 1763 a war in America ended that involved the British and the

Parliament is similar to our Congress

1774 12 of the 13 colonies met to write against the British rule. The meeting was the

After the British won the war against the French, they wanted the colonists to pay for it with

The colonists complained this is taxation without representation

By April 1775 the Revolutionary War had begun

In the 1700's North America was settled primarily by which European countries?

The Eastern area of America was known as the British colonies or the 13 colonies.

The colonists decided not to rebel against taxation without representation

A group of people of one nationality living in a foreign country are called

The Declaration of Independence was written in

The Continental Congress decided to

Tax is a sum of money charged for the government to spend

The eastern part of America belonged to

The War was won in

The first government of the US was called

Taxation without representation means

The King of England & Parliament did not rule the colonies in America.