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