THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
PAUL REVERE BIOGRAPHY FACTS QUOTES
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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show Revere where to begin and end his ride
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tell Revere that the soldiers are coming by sea
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view the cemetary in the churchyard below
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warn colonists that British soldiers are coming
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Detailed explanation-1: -Revere contacted a friend and instructed him to show lanterns in the tower of the Old North Church as a signal. Two lanterns meant that the British troops planned to row “by sea” across the Charles River to Cambridge, rather than march “by land” out the neck of Boston.
Detailed explanation-2: -They briefly hung two lanterns near the windows and made their escape. This signal, from the tallest structure in the town of Boston, served as an early warning that a detachment of the British Army was crossing the Charles River and heading west towards the towns of Lexington and Concord.
Detailed explanation-3: -Paul Revere Lantern He ordered fellow Patriots to set two lighted lanterns in the belfry of Boston’s Christ Church (Old North Church). This prearranged signal was intended for the Patriot leaders across the Charles River in Charlestown and indicated the route of the British march.
Detailed explanation-4: -The enduring fame of the Old North began on the night of April 18, 1775, when two lanterns were hung in its steeple by church sexton Robert Newman and vestry member Captain John Pulling, Jr.