THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
PAUL REVERE BIOGRAPHY FACTS QUOTES
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1 light if they were coming by land, 2 lights if they were coming by sea
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2 gunshots signaled the British were coming
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1 bell from the church for land, 2 bell rings if by sea
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the preacher would yell from the clock tower to tell him the British were coming
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Detailed explanation-1: -Paul Revere arranged to have a signal lit in the Old North Church – one lantern if the British were coming by land and two lanterns if they were coming by sea – and began to make preparations for his ride to alert the local militias and citizens about the impending attack.
Detailed explanation-2: -Paul Revere was a silversmith in colonial Boston. He’s famous for his midnight ride to warn colonists about the British troops who were poised to attack. He is thought to have shouted along the way “The British are coming, the British are coming!” though the anecdotal story has no real basis in history.
Detailed explanation-3: -The words used by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in his poem “Paul Revere’s Ride” to describe the signal used to guide the “midnight ride of Paul Revere” at the start of the Revolutionary War.
Detailed explanation-4: -Despite its historical significance, the “One if by Land Two if by Sea” signal was just a backup plan. It was meant to warn patriots in Chalrestown, a borough across the river from Boston in case if the messenger himself could not make it there from Boston to start his ride.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.