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THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

PAUL REVERE BIOGRAPHY FACTS QUOTES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Paul Revere galloped across the countryside to Lexington, warning colonists that the British soldiers were coming. In this sentence, the word LEXINGTON best describes which question?
A
Who?
B
What?
C
Why?
D
Where?
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Two lanterns hanging from Boston’s North Church informed the countryside that the British were going to attack by sea. A series of horseback riders-men such as Paul Revere, William Dawes and Dr. Samuel Prescott-galloped off to warn the countryside that the Regulars (British troops) were coming.

Detailed explanation-2: -For, borne on the night-wind of the Past, Through all our history, to the last, In the hour of darkness and peril and need, The people will waken and listen to hear The hurrying hoof-beats of that steed, And the midnight message of Paul Revere.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Midnight Ride was the alert to the American colonial militia in April 1775 to the approach of British forces before the battles of Lexington and Concord.

Detailed explanation-4: -On this night in 1775, Paul Revere was instructed by the Sons of Liberty to ride to Lexington, Mass., to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock that British troops were marching to arrest them.

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