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- Prior to the arrival of Christopher Columbus, the entire native population of North America consisted of isolated bands of hunter-gatherer clans, with a cumulative native population of less than 100,000
- The Spanish were the only Europeans to settle Florida
- The largest killer within North American populations during the early years of European exploration and settlement, for both Native Americans and European settlers, was a combination of malnutrition and disease.
- Colonists believed that only their elected officials had the right to tax them. They formed protest groups, such as the______________________________.
- To avoid _________ some colonists smuggled goods. Britain passed the _______________ to try and stop the smuggling.
- The Stamp Act of 1765 put a tax on all _______________________.
- The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonists from moving __________. In this way, the British could control the colonists.
- After the French and Indian War, Great Britain issued the ____________________________.
- What was the second permanent settlement in America?
- What year did he discover America?
- What was the name of the town outside of Boston where the shot heard around the world was called?
- Name of the king of England during the Revolution?
- What do you call a person that was for the Revolution or Crown?
- What derogatory term did the colonists call the soldiers?
- What was the set of Acts that angered the colonists?
- What crime were the signers committing when they signed it?
- Who was the most famous American during the Revolution?
- What town did the British eventually surrender?
- Who made the famous ride to warn the king soldiers were coming?
- What was the nickname given to the men who were ready to fight at a moments notice against the British soldiers?