THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
PAUL REVERE BIOGRAPHY FACTS QUOTES
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Paul Revere fooled the British because he was quite clever.
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Paul Revere’s actions on this night made him an American hero
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Paul Revere acted alone to prevent a surprise attack by the British.
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Paul Revere’s plan helped delay the start of the Revolutionary War.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Longfellow’s famous poem recounts the silversmith’s long ride through Middlesex County to warn the revolutionaries that the British were on their way-thus allowing the Americans to muster their forces and drive back the British the following morning.
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 He’s a symbol of the past, of American courage, of the danger and the fascination of the Revolutionary War. Longfellow almost makes him into an early American action hero.
Detailed explanation-4: -He hears the sound of British soldiers as they go down to their boats. What does Paul Revere’s friend hear as he wanders about the town at night? He was signaling with lanterns that the British were coming by sea. Why does Paul Revere’f friend climb the Old North Church Tower?