USA HISTORY

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

PAUL REVERE BIOGRAPHY FACTS QUOTES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which village had a meeting house that Longfellow described as “spectral?’
A
Medford
B
Lexington
C
Concord
D
Boston
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Setting: April 18, 1775, in Massachusetts Characters: Paul Revere, Revere’s friend Plot-Rising Action Event: Revere tells his friend to hang a lantern if the British march. Event: He rows to Charlestown to await the signal to begin his ride. Event: Revere’s friend climbs to the tower of the Old North Church.

Detailed explanation-2: -By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) Listen my children and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five; Hardly a man is now alive Who remembers that famous day and year.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Somerset Symbolizes the threat of British rule.

Detailed explanation-4: -"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. It was first published in the January 1861 issue of The Atlantic Monthly.

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