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