USA HISTORY

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was the patriot famous for his midnight ride to warn the colonial militia of the approach of British troops?
A
Paul Revere
B
Benedict Arnold
C
George Washington
D
Benjamin Franklin
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Paul Revere was a colonial Boston silversmith, industrialist, propagandist and patriot immortalized in the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem describing Revere’s midnight ride to warn the colonists about a British attack.

Detailed explanation-2: -Thanks to the epic poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Paul Revere is often credited as the sole rider who alerted the colonies that the British were coming.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Real Story of Paul Revere’s Ride. In 1774 and 1775, the Boston Committee of Correspondence and the Massachusetts Committee of Safety employed Paul Revere as an express rider to carry news, messages, and copies of important documents as far away as New York and Philadelphia. On the evening of April 18, 1775, Dr.

Detailed explanation-4: -Paul Revere was the American Revolutionary Boston craftsman and patriot made famous in William Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem, Paul Revere’s Ride. Today he is best known as one of the horseback messengers who rode from Boston to Lexington to warn colonists of the approaching British army.

Detailed explanation-5: -He is most famous for alerting Colonial militia of British invasion before the Battles of Lexington and Concord. Revere was a prosperous and prominent Boston silversmith who helped organize an intelligence and alarm system to keep watch on the British military.

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