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