WORLD HISTORY

EMERGENCE OF USA

HOW DID THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION INFLUENCE THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What system did Paul Revere set up to signal that the British were coming?
A
firing several shots
B
sending a boat down the Charles River
C
wearing a red coat
D
hanging a lantern in a church
Explanation: 

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. “One if by land, and two if by sea.”

Detailed explanation-2: -He had helped organize an intelligence and alarm system to keep watch on the British military.

Detailed explanation-3: -Myth: Paul Revere rode his horse throughout Medford, Lexington, and Concord to warn the colonists crying “The British are coming!” The patriots used the signal “One if by Land, Two if by Sea” by hanging lanterns in the Old North Church and this is how Revere knew how the British troops were planning to attack Concord.

Detailed explanation-4: -Description: Paul Revere waited patiently on the night of April 18, 1775, for the signal from the Old North Church Belfry. Having received the signal that the British were marching to Lexington, he began his daring ride through the countryside to warn the farmers.

Detailed explanation-5: -Joseph Warren summoned Paul Revere and gave him the task of riding to Lexington, Massachusetts, with the news that British soldiers stationed in Boston were about to march into the countryside northwest of the town.

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