Paul Revere Study Guide

Paul Revere Study Guide

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1.  Why did Paul’s family refuse to buy tea from England? They boycotted the tax on tea and other goods from Britain.

2.  What happened on Paul Revere’s ride to Concord? He was captured by the British soldiers.

3.  What did Paul Revere do after the Revolutionary War? He opened stores like a bell making shop, copper sheet factory, hardware store.

4.  What was Paul Revere’s job before the war started? He was a silversmith and a mail carrier.

5.  How did Paul Revere help the leaders work against the king? He delivered letters to other Sons of Liberty

6.  How did Paul Revere help the patriots at the Boston Tea Party? He helped plan the tea party.

7.  What did Paul Revere have to warn the patriot soldiers at Lexington and Concord about?

They were warning them that the British were coming.

8.  What organization was Paul Revere a member of? He was a member of the Sons of Liberty

9.  How many riders actually made it all the way to Concord? two – Dawes and Prescott

10.  What is a word that describes Paul Revere and the way that he always worked hard and never gave up? diligence

11.  Paul Revere and other patriots in the colonies believed in freedom for the people. This freedom is also called liberty.

12.  The war in which the patriots fought against British for the independence of our nation is called Revolutionary War

13.  What was the result of this war? A new country. United States of America, was formed and was free from British rule.

14.  Paul Revere began his ride from where? Boston

15. Revere and the Sons of Liberty protested the tax on tea. That protest is known as the Boston

Tea Party

16. The colonists refused to buy British goods. This is called a boycott.

17.  Why did war begin between the colonists and the British? The colonists did not like taxation without representation