THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
PAUL REVERE BIOGRAPHY FACTS QUOTES
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delivering medicine to sick people
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making silver teapots for the british
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raising horses
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As an express rider and a secret agent
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Detailed explanation-1: -On December 13, 1773, Revere and his associates dressed as Indians and dumped tea into Boston Harbor. After the British seized a supply of the colony’s gunpowder, Revere organized a system to detect and warn others in advance of British troop movements.
Detailed explanation-2: -As a result of the Boston Tea Party, the British shut down Boston Harbor until all of the 340 chests of British East India Company tea were paid for. This was implemented under the 1774 Intolerable Acts and known as the Boston Port Act.
Detailed explanation-3: -While many people know of Paul Revere as an ardent supporter of the American Revolution and an accomplished master silversmith, there is more to his story. After the Revolution, he established a successful foundry and copper mill.
Detailed explanation-4: -The purpose of Paul Revere’s midnight ride, as you may recall from your high school history class, was to race to Concord to warn Patriots Samuel Adams and John Hancock that British troops-700 of them-were marching to Concord to arrest them.