Paul Revere
Key Vocabulary
 cargo
 oppose
 colonies
 Patriot
 express
 revolutionary
 liberty
 sentries
 taxes
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 How to figure out the meaning of a word from
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Think About the Selection:
Responding Questions
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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?
Cargo
• The freight carried by
a vehicle
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Colonies
• Territories governed
by a parent country;
the name for the
thirteen territories that
became the original
United States
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Express
• Fast, direct, and often
nonstop
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Liberty
• The right to act as
one chooses;
freedom from the
control of others
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Oppose
• To act against
something or
someone
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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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Revolutionary
• Of or tending to
promote radical
political or social
change
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Sentries
• Soldiers who stand at
watch for danger or
for people without
permission to pass
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Taxes
• Fees for the support
of government
required to be paid by
people and
businesses
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