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