2. Revolutionary
War Begins 1775
Declaration of
Independence
1776
Revolutionary
War Ends 1783
Constitution
Created 1787
George Washington
elected as first
president 1789
Bill of Rights
Created 1789
1750 20091800
United States
enters World
War I 1917
United States
enters World
War II 1941
War in Iraq
begins 2003
1850 1900 1950 2000
Our story begins in 1735
and finishes in 1775, the
beginning of the
Revolutionary War.
3. Setting (time and place) Boston, Massachusetts
1735-1775
Genre (How do we read this kind of
story?)
Point of View (How does this change
the way the story is told?)
Third Person
Characters Paul Revere
Revere’s family
Sons of Liberty
The English
Dr. Joseph
Warren
John Hancock
Samuel Adams
Revere’s friend
Revere’s dog
John Lowell
Problem The English are taxing the colonists.
Events English start creating new taxes for the colonies
Boston Tea Party (December 16, 1773)
Paul Revere’s ride
Revolutionary War Begins (1775)
4. Vocabulary
Prohibiting Pasture
Silversmith Reins
Porringers Crave “Sir, may I crave
your name?”
Ornament Tavern
Tusk Lexington Green
Pray “Pray, excuse
my scrawl.”
Scrawl
Engraved
Portraits
Bookplates
Doodling
Cargo
Express rider
Transport
Spurs
Launched
