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