THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
PAUL REVERE BIOGRAPHY FACTS QUOTES
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Paul Revere crosses the river.
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A friend of Revere’s hangs the lanterns in the church.
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Paul Revere prepares his horse to ride.
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The colonists chase the British back to Boston.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In early March 1776, Washington’s men fortified Dorchester Heights, an elevated position just outside of Boston. Realizing Boston was indefensible to the American positions, the British evacuated the town on March 17 and the siege came to an end.
Detailed explanation-2: -September 3, 1783 The Treaty of Paris ratifies the independence of the 13 North American states.
Detailed explanation-3: -During the redcoats’ entire march back to Boston, minutemen harrassed them, firing from behind fences, houses, trees, and rocks. By the end of the day, the redcoats suffered three times more casualties than had the colonists.
Detailed explanation-4: -This volley is considered “the shot heard round the world” and sends the British troops retreating back to town. Smith and Pitcairn order a return to Boston, which devolves into a rout as the British are attacked from all sides by swarms of angry Minute Men along what is now known as Battle Road.