Paul Revere's Ride

On April 18th 1775, the british troops planned to march to Concord Massachusetts to steal military supplies and ammunition. They also hoped to kidnap John Hancock and Sam Adams. When a guy named Joseph Warren found out about it, he sent 2 people to warn the residents of the area. Their names were Paul Revere and Tanner William Dawes. While they were on the road, they met another horse rider. His name was Samuel Prescott. They told him what was going on and he offered to help them spread the word. Alone, he made it all the way to Concord. “Revere was captured by...British patrol, while Dawes was thrown from his horse …[and had] to proceed back to Lexington on foot.” Early the next morning, at about 5 o’clock, the redcoats finally arrived in

The two documents Paul Revere’s Ride, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and the letter from Paul Revere to DR. Jeremy Belknap that was written in 1798. The letter written for Jeremy Belknap is about “Paul Revere’s Ride” including other people had warned him about British and that was running from British but after he fled them woke up a captain and that told almost every house until he got to Lexington. While the poem Paul Revere’s Ride, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is mainly about how he rode to Lexington warning people it does not include and details or facts about him running into many British soldiers or being warned by other people about British soldiers ahead.

Paul revere was riding home with Samuel Dawes and William Prescott and noticed the British were marching toward Lexington in large numbers. He also noticed the were heavily armed and were ready to fight. He rode north through the streets of Lexington, Concord, and other various small

On the cold and snowy night of March 5, 1770, rioters marched down King Street in Boston, breaking the usual silence. In front of the customs office, the violent rioters were met by five British soldiers and their commanding officer. They immediately began haranguing the soldiers. During the ensuing chaos, the soldiers, who had been bombarded by stones and balls of ice, were becoming anxious as they waited for commands from their superiors. However, the soldiers panicked when they heard, through the yells of the rioters, the word “Fire!”. Upon hearing that word, the soldiers opened fire on the crowd with their muskets. “Shouts and curses filled the air.” (pg. 206). Five rioters were swiftly killed.This was the infamous Boston Massacre- An event that shaped U.S. history and fed the growing flames of revolution among the British colonists in America. After the massacre, the outraged people of Boston called for a trial. Defending the soldiers was renowned lawyer and future president John Adams, who believed that everyone should be granted a fair trial. With the help of Mr. Adams, the soldiers were determined to achieve victory. Through months of thought and many struggles, they succeeded. As punishment, the soldiers were branded and sent back to England, but

different route to ensure the news and messages would be delivered in the event that one of the riders were captured. After reaching Lexington safely, Revere and Dawes deciding to continue on to Concord, Massachusetts, where weapons and supplies were concealed. In Lexington, Revere and Dawes were joined by a third rider, Dr. Samuel Prescott. Soon after, all three men were arrested by a British guard. Almost immediately Prescott escaped, and Dawes fled soon after. Revere was held for some time, but was eventually released. Revere’s borrowed horse was confiscated by British troops, and Revere returned to Lexington was delayed. However, he did arrive in time to witness the battle on the Lexington Green. (4)

The climax of “Paul Revere's Ride” was when Revere reached Concord and warned the people that the redcoats were coming. In reality, he never even made it to Concord. When Revere, Prescott, and Dawes were riding to Concord, they encountered some British soldiers. Prescott jumped over a stone wall and Dawes was also able to get away. Revere was captured by redcoats and interrogated. A sixteen year old girl named Sybil Ludington completed his ride, warning colonists about the redcoats.

Early in the evening on April 18, 1775 Dr. Joseph Warren, a prominent leader of the Sons of Liberty, became aware that Gage’s soldiers were marching to Boston common.4 Warren knew the warning had to get out so he summoned William Dawes, a local tanner and active Boston militiaman, for the important mission. Dawes instructions, the land route, were to ride to Lexington and Concord and report on the British movements and to notify colonial leaders along his routes. Dawes immediately rode

There were several flaws, and it wasn't entirely true. After all, nobody except witnesses and those who took part in action really knew the true story. And engraving were like these pictures pretty much so they needed to hear from someone on horseback to know about what's happening around them. And Paul Revere back then was famous for that so he would be trusted by the people to hear the true news, but then back to perspective he was a colonist. And not to mention also a leader jun the Sons of Liberty! And that also reveals what type of person he was, so he would use it to is advantage. And so after he heard of the incident he went straight to work and created an engraving proving his point. And his point was that no matter what the british soldiers felt and what they did they were just completely scandalous and should be looked like that by all colonist. So revere had set to work making the massacre dramatic and showing the soldiers as monsters. And when he finished with it he made it his mission to warn all the colonist of this, and when he did it became the ¨Bloody

In “Paul Revere's Ride” their is an abundance of figurative language throughout the poem. An example of this can be seen when it says “And the spark struck out by that steed, in his flight, kindled the land into flame with its heat.” What the author is trying to portray in this sentence is that this event started the Revolutionary War. In the Midnight Ride their is also use of figurative language by the author. We see this when he says “Paul Revere sprang into the saddle.

Have you ever had to deliver a message and let no body get in your way? This is what Paul Revere experienced on April 18, 1775. There are many similarities and differences between the historical accounts of Paul Revere’s ride and the fictional portrayal, “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere.” In both sources, lanterns were hung in the church. However both sources had different statements about the amount of messengers. Longfellow used history to make an interesting story, but he altered the facts to make Paul Revere sound more like a hero.

After this talk with Warren, Revere set off to find Robert Newman who was sexton of the church, and told him if the British are coming by land to hang one lantern in the steeple of the Old North Church, and two if they were coming by sea. When Revere saw the signal of two lanterns hanging, he quickly went to Charles River, where he boated past the British in stealth mode, landing in Charlestown. Revere rode through Charlestown to Lexington warning the “Minutemen” (David, Lester. The story behind Paul Revere’s Famous ride. Boy’s life,) whom were the colonists packing artillery if this situation were to occur.

First of, “Paul Revere’s ride in 1860,during the turbulent times when the United States was on the brink of civil war.” Some of the people didn’t know how he was or anything like that he might have been a normal person. “How accurate was longfellow poem?” The author was Franklin Johnson, “Paul Revere and the American Revolution” by: Ethel Ames, and “Paul Revere’s Ride” written By: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. What I have learned in the “Paul Revere and the American Revolution” was that on April 18, 1775, that Revere was sent to Lexington so he can warn the American leaders, Samuel Adams and John Hancock that the British troops were on their way to arrest them and then seize weapons being stored in Concord. How it was accurate is by that

Paul Revere was summoned by Dr.Joseph Warren of Boston and given the task of riding to Lexington, Massachusetts with the news that regular troops were about to march into the countryside northwest of Boston.Samuel Adams and John Hancock,who were staying at a house in Lexington,and probably continue on to the town of Concord,to capture or destroy military stores — gunpowder,ammunition,and several cannon.

Paul Revere was famous for the warning of british troops on April 18, 1775. Sadly, this is just a poem. “Paul Revere’s Ride,” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is a poem incorrectly depicting the events of the fateful night.We’ll look at the Belknap Letter, a letter written by Paul Revere himself depicting what happened that night. We’ll look at the similarities and differences to see how different these two tellings of the night are and how Paul Revere was not a unique hero of the battle of Lexington.

McCullough further uses The Siege to mention significant military figures that took part during The American Revolution. These major characters include: George Washington, Nathanael Greene,