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