THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
PAUL REVERE BIOGRAPHY FACTS QUOTES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Fight the British
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Run away
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Ride to warn the villages “the British are coming.”
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -What does Revere do when he sees the lanterns? I will watch for the signal lights from across the river. When I see them, I will ride through the country side, warning people to arm themselves.
Detailed explanation-2: -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. “One if by land, and two if by sea.”
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: -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.