THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
PAUL REVERE BIOGRAPHY FACTS QUOTES
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“The people will waken and listen to hear”
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“When he galloped into Lexington.”
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“He springs to the saddle, the bridle he turns, “
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“How the British Regulars fired and fled, ____ “
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Detailed explanation-1: -"A voice in the darkness, a knock at the door, / And a word that shall echo for evermore!” This line tells what happened the day after his ride, which is the day of the battle.
Detailed explanation-2: -The “British regulars” fired but then fled because the farmers were prepared for them. They were chased out across the fields pursued by fighters who only paused to “fire and load”.
Detailed explanation-3: -"Paul Revere’s Ride” is an 1860 poem by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that commemorates the actions of American patriot Paul Revere on April 18, 1775, although with significant inaccuracies.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.