Paul Revere Vocabulary

Freight carried by a vehicle

• cargo

• colonies

• express

• liberty

territories governed by a parent country; the thirteen territories that became the original United States.

• cargo

• colonies

• express

• liberty

fast, direct, and nonstop

• cargo

• colonies

• express

• liberty

freedom from the control of others

• cargo

• colonies

• express

• liberty

to act against something

• express

• liberty

• oppose

• Patriot

a person who loves and defends his or her country; a colonist who was against British rule

• oppose

• Patriot

• revolution

• sentries

promoting radical political or social change

• Patriot

• revolution

• sentries

• taxes

soldiers who watch for danger

• revolution

• taxes

• liberty

• sentries

required fees to support the government

• Patriot

• revolution

• sentries

• taxes

What did the Sons of Liberty dump into Boston Harbor?

• 10,000lbs of silver

• 10,000lbs of tea

• 10,000lbs of cloth

• 10,000lbs of artificial teeth