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