| term | description |
| loyalist | someone who remained loyal to Great Britain |
| patriot | someone who chose to seek freedom from Britain's rule |
| silversmith | made useful things from silver and also acted as a banker for the colonists |
| green | town square |
| symbol | objects that stand for an idea or feeling |
| coffee | a strong, hot drink brought to America by the Dutch |
| Sons of Liberty | a group of people who worked together for freedom from British rule |
| Liberty Tree | a big elm tree where the patriots gathered to sing song and give speeches |
| Boston Tea Party | a tax rebellion where people dressed as Mohawk Indians threw tea into Boston Harbor |
| town meeting | place where townspeople met to discuss problems, make suggestions, and vote on changes |
| Intolerable Acts part 1 | ordered the colonist to give shelter and food to the British soldiers |
| Intolerable Acts part 2 | put the colony under control of General Thomas Gage, a royal governor |
| Intolerable Acts part 3 | closed the port of Boston until the colonists paid for the tea that had been destroyed |
| Paul Revere | a famous silversmith who was a member of the Sons of Liberty |
