Acevedo: Literacy Week 12

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What battle was the turning point in the French and Indian War?

Sentence Stem: The turning point of the French and Indian War was _________.

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What was the French and Indian War? Who was fighting and why?

Sentence Stem: The French and Indian War__________.  ______ and ________ fought because ___________.

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What was the Stamp Act, and how did the colonists feel about it?

Sentence Stem: The Stamp Act required _________. The colonists were ___________.

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Why did the colonists feel the Stamp Act was unfair?

Sentence Stem: The colonists felt like the Stamp Act was unfair because ____________.

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Did the colonists express their unhappiness with the Stamp Act in peaceful or violent ways? Cite evidence from the text.

Sentence Stem: I infer that the colonists expressed their unhappiness in a _____ way. I know this because on page ___, it states that ________.

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The angry crowds took their frustration out on tax collectors.

Sentence Stem: On page ___, the idiom means ______.

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And they thought the new tax on tea was every bit as unfair as the old tax on paper.

Sentence Stem: On page ___, the idiom means ______.

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In 1768, in response to the protests about the new taxes, the British government sent soldiers to Boston to keep an eye on the Sons of Liberty.

Sentence Stem: On page ___, the idiom means ______.

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Soon a crowd of 300 angry Bostonians was pressing in on the outnumbered British soldiers.

Sentence Stem: On page ___, the idiom means ______.

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The situation became more serious when even more people poured into the streets.

Sentence Stem: On page ___, the idiom means ______.