Matching Pairs American Evolution UT ReviewOnline version The French and Indian War The Acts First and Second Continental Congress The Declaration of Independence by Cardelia Brewer Brewer 1 Who were allies for both sides (British and French)? 2 Who decided that the debt from the French and Indian War must be paid by the American colonists? 3 What did King George III refuse? 4 Why was the Stamp Act abolished after one year? 5 How was the war's debt paid? 6 Why was the Declaration of Independence written? 7 Who dressed like First Americans (Indians) and dumped tea into Boston Harbor? 8 What did the Declaration of Independence consist of? 9 What happened when the British Parliament closed the port of Boston and took away the rights of the Massachusetts Bay colonial assembly? 10 Why did the French and Indian War exist? 11 When did King George III rule Great Britain? 12 Who benefited when a colonist purchased one of the stamps? 13 How was the British East India Company able to sell tea? 14 Who met to address concerns about the Coercive Acts imposed upon the colonist by Britain? 15 What did the grievance list? 16 What came as a result of the Boston Tea Party? 17 Why did the colonists feel that the laws and taxes passed by the British were unfair? 18 What was the American Revolution to the French and Indian War? 19 Who wrote the Declaration of Independence and addressed it with King George III? 20 Why were slaves and women not allowed to vote? 21 What was most important to the newly forming nation by the Second Continental Congress? 22 What did the Stamp Act require? 23 When did the Second Continental Congress met? On May 10, 1775 in Philadephia To accept the American petitions Although the Declaration of Independence stated that all men equal, they were not considered equal. The Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts) a catalyst King George III of England Different groups of Native Americans before, during, and after the American Revolution Because they had no representation in British Parliament Ideas of freedom They began to self-govern. The First Continental Congress A direct tax on paper items/printed goods including newspapers, legal documents, and playing cards. Through the Tea Act which gave them exclusive rights to sell tea A list of grievances against King George III. The Sons of Liberty Because the colonists protested the taxes on paper goods. The British Parliament Because the British and French were fighting over land that both countries had claimed. Because the colonists were unhappy with British rules and wanted their independence. The creation of the Continental Army and the adoption of the Declaration of Independence a series of acts (laws) were passed Thomas Jefferson
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