EMERGENCE OF USA
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND ITS IMPACT
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Paul Revere
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John Hancock
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Benedict Arnold
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Patrick Henry
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Detailed explanation-1: -He is best known for his midnight ride to alert the colonial militia in April 1775 to the approach of British forces before the battles of Lexington and Concord, as dramatized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s 1861 poem, “Paul Revere’s Ride".
Detailed explanation-2: -And yet, through the gloom and the light, The fate of a nation was riding that night; And the spark struck out by that steed, in his flight, Kindled the land into flame with its heat.
Detailed explanation-3: -Although the British recaptured Revere, he told them the whole countryside knew of their advance and was taking up arms. At this point, they released him and rode off to warn the advancing troops-but they were too late. Colonial resistance caught the Redcoats by surprise as they approached Concord.