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Paul Revere

Paul Revere was one of many famous American Folk Hero’s. This one is especially important to our past history, for

without him we might not have won the American Revolution and the world might not be the same as it is today. Paul Revere was born January 1st, 1735 in Boston, Massachusetts and died May 10th, 1818 in Boston, Massachusetts as well. Before Paul was involved in the American Revolution he was actually a Silversmith. Once he became involved in the American Revolution he was a part of the “Boston Tea Party”. He was also famous for being one of the three men that was known for alerting the Lexington Minutemen about the approach of the British Soldiers on April 18th, 1775. The night that they warned Lexington it was also the night the British troops set out on there “ill-fated” march to destroy colonial guns and ammunition at Lexington and Concord. What most people don’t know about this story of American history is that there were actually two ways that the British

soldiers could get to Lexington and Concord, they could go the long way which was by land, but they could also come by crossing the Charles River and then Concord. History tells us that they came by boat but the colonist didn’t realize this until April 18th, 1775. Paul Revere (once he figured out they were coming by water) used a coded system, he would light either one or two lanterns that would shine in “Boston’s Old North Church”. One lantern meant that they came by land and two lanterns meant that they were coming by boat. So that’s exactly what Paul did, he went to the North Church and lit two lanterns. Paul Revere then went to a boat he had on the River and his friends had a very fast horse ready for him when he arrived on Charlestown shore. He set off to warn Americans with the British several miles behind him. Church bells rang and alarms sounded as he warned Americans. He continued to bang on

doors and call to people the famous words; “The British are coming! The British are coming!” On his midnight ride the British eventually captured him but he escaped, lucky with his life. “His dedication to the cause of Freedom was an important factor in the Revolutionary War.” Paul was also know for, along with the “Sons of Liberty”, the “The Boston Tea Party”. Paul was not only a messenger but a well-known skilled craftsmen. He created a special punchbowl dedicated to the “ninety-two”. The “ninety-two” were 92 representatives in the Massachusetts legislature who voted against the British governor.

Sites Used

1.Biography.com

2.Leaders of the American Revolution (Library Boook)