The Road to Revolution

 Refer to the Proclamation Story

According to the first paragraph of the text, what happened to France after the Seven Years' War ended?

• France won the war but owed a lot of money afterwards.

• France lost the war and owed a lot of money afterwards.

• France won the war but had to remove its military forces.

Refer to the Proclamation Story

What information does the map help readers understand?

• The map helps readers see where the Proclamation Line was in North America.

• The map helps readers see where Pontiac's Rebellion took place.

• The map helps readers see where colonists lived in the 1700s

Refer to the 7 Year's War Story

What evidence can you find in the text to show what countries the Seven Years' War started between?

• The Seven Years' War was fought to gain power and control.

• The fight started between the British and the French. The colonists and the Native Americans were swept up in the conflict.

• Fighting took place on many continents. It began in North America.

Refer to the 7 Year's War Story

According to the third paragraph, how was the relationship between the British and the colonists affected after the war?

• The colonists gave the British money to help with their debt. They were proud of the British for winning the war.

• The colonists were jealous of the British winning the war and grew frustrated when they started gaining power.

• The British were in debt after the war and taxed the colonists on everyday goods, like paint and paper. The colonists did not think that the taxes were fair and grew frustrated with the British.

Refer to the 7 Year's War Story

What is the main point of the caption under the photograph in the passage?

• George Washington was the leader of the war.

• David Wooster was a colonist who served as a colonel in the Seven Years' War and also served in the Revolutionary War.

• David Wooster was the hero of the Seven Years' War.

Refer to the Intolerable Acts story

Based on paragraph two in the text, why did many Americans call the laws passed by Parliament the Intolerable Acts?

Many Americans called the laws the Intolerable Acts because...

• ...the laws were tolerable, and they were too much to handle.

• ...the laws were intolerable, and they were unfair and too much to handle.

• ...the laws were intolerable, but they thought they could handle them.

Refer to the Intolerable Acts story

Describe the colonists' response to the Coercive Acts.

• Colonists began to follow Parliament's orders.

• They became even angrier.

• More British citizens became loyal to the colonists.

Refer to the Intolerable Acts story

Context clues are hints the author gives to help readers find the meanings of words.

What context clues in the text BEST help you figure out the meaning of rebelled in the first paragraph?

• These laws caused problems.

• The colonists protested

• This made the British want even more control over them.

Refer to the Tea Act story

Based on the text, what is the best definition of debt?

Debt is...

• ...having money

• ...owing money

• ...saving money

Refer to the Tea Act story

According to the text, which word best describes how many people in England felt about news of the Boston Tea Party?

• Parliament bought more tea to sell

• Parliament passed more laws to punish the colonists

• Parliament decided to end the Tea Act