EMERGENCE OF USA
HOW DID THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION INFLUENCE THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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George Washington and John Hancock
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William Dawes and Samuel Prescott
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Samuel Prescott and John Hancock
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Sam Adams and William Dawes
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Detailed explanation-1: -Four men and one woman made late night rides, alerting the early Americans of what dangers lay ahead. They were Paul Revere, Samuel Prescott, Israel Bissell, William Dawes, and Sybil Ludington .
Detailed explanation-2: -Along with Paul Revere, Dawes was chosen by Joseph Warren to warn the countryside and alert John Hancock and Samuel Adams that the British troops were marching to Lexington and Concord on the evening of 18 April 1775.
Detailed explanation-3: -Samuel Prescott ran into a patrol of British officers who were out on the road to stop any express riders from Boston. They captured Revere (and let him go a few hours later without his horse).
Detailed explanation-4: -A series of horseback riders-men such as Paul Revere, William Dawes and Dr. Samuel Prescott-galloped off to warn the countryside that the Regulars (British troops) were coming.
Detailed explanation-5: -August 19, 1751–? Samuel Prescott was a physician who lived in Concord, Massachusetts. In the early hours of April 19, 1775, he joined Paul Revere and William Dawes to warn people the British were marching to Concord. Prescott is the only one of the three who actually made it to Concord.