Question

the end of the french and indian war brings us close to the most important event in the history of the united states. we are coming to the great war known as the revolutionary war. revolution means change.
before the french and indian war the 13 colonies were not united. they were very different places with different governments, ways of living, and different people. it was similar to the countries of europe, close together but very different from one another. during the french and indian war the 13 colonies united to fight a war against the french and the american indians. fighting together united the colonists.
the 13 colonies fought this war with the british who were also fighting france in europe. remember, the 13 colonies were british colonies, so everyone living in the 13 colonies were british citizens. even though they were british citizens, the soldiers and generals, and captains of the british army did not treat the colonists with respect. they thought of them as second - rate citizens. the colonists did not like being treated this way. they learned to not like and not trust the british.
the british and the 13 colonies won the french and indian war. but after the war the relationship between the british and the 13 colonies was not good. to make things worse the british would try and make the colonists pay for the cost of the war. this, and many other things that we will learn about, made the colonists unite together to fight their new enemy, the british, for their independence.
directions: answer the questions in complete sentences using the text.

1. what does revolution mean? (revolution means ______).
2. who did the colonists fight a war against? (the colonists fought the war against ________).
3. how did the british treat the colonists? (there british treated the colonists _________).
4. what did the british try and make the colonists do? (the british tried to make the colonists __________).
5. how did the colonists become united?

(the colonists became united by _________)

Explanation:

1. The text directly states "Revolution means change".
2. The text says "During the French and Indian War the 13 colonies united to fight a war against the French and the American Indians".
3. The text mentions "the soldiers and generals, and captains of the British army did not treat the colonists with respect. They thought of them as second - rate citizens".
4. The text states "the British would try and make the colonists pay for the cost of the war".
5. The text says "During the French and Indian War the 13 colonies united to fight a war... Fighting together united the colonists".

Answer:

1. Revolution means change.
2. The Colonists fought the war against the French and the American Indians.
3. The British treated the colonists as second - rate citizens (or without respect).
4. The British tried to make the colonists pay for the cost of the war.
5. The Colonists became united by fighting together (in the French and Indian War).