USA HISTORY

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

PAUL REVERE BIOGRAPHY FACTS QUOTES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the Big Ride and why is it so important?
A
It’s an amusement park ride and is the only ride in town.
B
It’s the ride Paul Revere will make to get food for his family.
C
It is the ride Paul Revere will make to warn the British that the Patriots are coming.
D
It’s the ride Paul Revere will make to warn all the people that the British are coming.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Because of Paul Revere’s Ride, the Minutemen were ready the next morning on Lexington green for the historic battle that launched the War of Independence. With the outbreak of hostilities, Revere turned industrialist and constructed a much-needed powder mill to supply colonial arms.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first poem, “Paul Revere’s Ride, ” became a national favourite. Written in anapestic tetrameter meant to suggest the galloping of a horse, this folk ballad recalls a hero of the American Revolution and his famous “midnight ride” to warn the Americans about the impending British raid on Concord, Massachusetts.

Detailed explanation-3: -Paul Revere-The Midnight Ride.

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