This week’s quote of the week:
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph
Thomas Paine

Terms for this week:
Patriots-American colonists who supported independence from Great Britain
Loyalists-American colonists who did not support independence from Great Britain
Political revolution-changing from one governmental structure to another
Militia-a military force of volunteers
Mercenary-soldiers who are paid to fight for a country they are not from
Minutemen-eager young militiamen who were willing to fight at a moment’s notice

This week, we will be learning about Paul Revere and the start of the American Revolution.

We will watch this video about the life of Paul Revere and talk about his accomplishments.

Questions that we will explore after the video:
1. Paul Revere was a member of the ____________________________________.
2. Paul Revere helped organize the ______________________________________
3. Paul Revere’s job was as a ________________________________. He sold his wares throughout Boston.

On Tuesday, we will watch this Liberty Kids video about the start of the American Revolution

Battles of Lexington and Concord

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