Chapter 5: The Road to Freedom, 1750-1776

Why is Independence Day an important holiday? (5 points possible - USE DETAILS)

Indendence Day celebrates

• this winning of the French and Indian War

• the lawmaking group in England

• the Boston Massacre

• the colonists decision to declare their fredom from Great Britain

The French had many _______ on their side at the beginning of the war. (page 32)

The French and Indian War ended in

• 1766

• 1775

• 1763

• 1773

On page 31, which country claimed the land wast of the Mississippi River?

• Spain

• England

• France

• nobody

Who won the French and Indian War?

• France

• Indians

• British

• Americans

The colonists felt ______ when Parliment passed the Stamp Act (use your inferencing skills)

• represented

• acknowledged

• unrepresented

• happy

What did many colonists do about the tax on imported goods? (page 33)

Which two groups made up the Boston Massacre? (choose 2)

• British

• Indians

• Americans

• French

The pamphlets passed out by the colonists were _____

• cap

• not cap