THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
PAUL REVERE BIOGRAPHY FACTS QUOTES
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“Paul Revere had been ordered to send a signal to the Patriots across the river in Charlestown by putting one or two lanterns in the steeple of the Old North Church.”
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“One lantern meant that the British would be moving by land, south of town, and two lanterns meant they were crossing the river north of town.”
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“Revere set up this signal to notify Charlestown Patriots of the British army’s movements.”
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Paul Revere was not the only messenger sent to warn the Patriots about the coming of the British.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -On April 18th, 1775, Revere made the most famous ride of his life, to Lexington, to warn patriot leaders in hiding there. During the Revolutionary War, Revere helped fortify Boston against a possible British attack.
Detailed explanation-3: -The purpose of Paul Revere’s midnight ride, as you may recall from your high school history class, was to race to Concord to warn Patriots Samuel Adams and John Hancock that British troops-700 of them-were marching to Concord to arrest them.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.