2. Paul Revere

4. Key Vocabulary cargo colonies express liberty oppose Patriot
revolutionary
sentries
taxes

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7. Think About the Selection: Responding Questions
Which word best describes Paul Revere for you: smart, ambitious, busy, lucky, energetic, accomplished, or some other word? Explain your choice.
Find examples in the selection to prove or disprove this statement: Paul Revere could not have carried out his famous ride without others.
Jean Fritz writes that Paul Revere sometimes was forgetful, daydreamed, and made mistakes. Why do you think she included this information.
If Paul Revere were alive today, what would he be interested in? What kind of job do you think he might have? Explain your answer.
Compare Paul Revere’s busy schedule with your own. Do you like to do many different things? Do you prefer to have just a few activities? Why?
Paul Revere used to tell his grandchildren stories about his life. If you were one of his grandchildren, what questions would you want to ask him?

8. Cargo
The freight carried by a vehicle
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9. Colonies
Territories governed by a parent country; the name for the thirteen territories that became the original United States
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10. Express
Fast, direct, and often nonstop
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11. Liberty
The right to act as one chooses; freedom from the control of others
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12. Oppose
To act against something or someone
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13. Patriot
A person who loves and defends his or her country; a colonist who was against British rule in the time of the Revolutionary War
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14. Revolutionary
Of or tending to promote radical political or social change
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15. Sentries
Soldiers who stand at watch for danger or for people without permission to pass
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16. Taxes
Fees for the support of government required to be paid by people and businesses
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