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