Relier Pairs American Evolution UT ReviewVersion en ligne The French and Indian War The Acts First and Second Continental Congress The Declaration of Independence par Cardelia Brewer Brewer 1 Who met to address concerns about the Coercive Acts imposed upon the colonist by Britain? 2 Why did the French and Indian War exist? 3 Why was the Declaration of Independence written? 4 Why did the colonists feel that the laws and taxes passed by the British were unfair? 5 What did the grievance list? 6 Who decided that the debt from the French and Indian War must be paid by the American colonists? 7 What was the American Revolution to the French and Indian War? 8 How was the war's debt paid? 9 Why was the Stamp Act abolished after one year? 10 What happened when the British Parliament closed the port of Boston and took away the rights of the Massachusetts Bay colonial assembly? 11 What did King George III refuse? 12 When did the Second Continental Congress met? 13 Who dressed like First Americans (Indians) and dumped tea into Boston Harbor? 14 What did the Stamp Act require? 15 What came as a result of the Boston Tea Party? 16 When did King George III rule Great Britain? 17 Who benefited when a colonist purchased one of the stamps? 18 Who wrote the Declaration of Independence and addressed it with King George III? 19 How was the British East India Company able to sell tea? 20 Who were allies for both sides (British and French)? 21 Why were slaves and women not allowed to vote? 22 What was most important to the newly forming nation by the Second Continental Congress? 23 What did the Declaration of Independence consist of? Although the Declaration of Independence stated that all men equal, they were not considered equal. a catalyst Because they had no representation in British Parliament Different groups of Native Americans The Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts) King George III of England To accept the American petitions A list of grievances against King George III. A direct tax on paper items/printed goods including newspapers, legal documents, and playing cards. The First Continental Congress The British Parliament Ideas of freedom Because the colonists protested the taxes on paper goods. Because the colonists were unhappy with British rules and wanted their independence. Through the Tea Act which gave them exclusive rights to sell tea They began to self-govern. a series of acts (laws) were passed Because the British and French were fighting over land that both countries had claimed. The Sons of Liberty On May 10, 1775 in Philadephia Thomas Jefferson The creation of the Continental Army and the adoption of the Declaration of Independence before, during, and after the American Revolution