Paul Revere
Introduction
Did you know that the
story of Paul Revere is fake and his famous quote the “British are coming” was
fabricated. Also you may think the “mighty” Paul Revere was a part of the
reason why the patriots won the American revolution against the biggest,
baddest and most powerful army on earth (In the 1800). In a way he was, but not
in the way you think. Did he save the war and was he the reason the patriots
won? No. But did he contribute to the cause of the American revolution? Yes.
The early life of Paul Revere
Paul Revere was born in
December 1734. He was the third oldest out of 12 children. Before the war, Paul
Revere had many jobs. He engraved portraits, he became a dentist and made
dentures and much more. He was always looking for more things to explore and more
things to do. He was constantly looking at all of the attractions at the
harbor. Once, there was even a old, pickled pirate head. Paul Revere was a
member of Christ Church in Boston that means he is a Christian.
The confusion
The confusion with Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow's poem is really interesting because Paul Revere was the
leader of the Sons of Liberty. The name, Sons of Liberty, made him sound
so amazing and important but this just means he started a rebellion. Also, the
poem states that Paul Revere was the
only one on the midnight ride, but that statement is so wrong because he wasn't
even the first person to go on the midnight ride. But when William Dawes was
too slow to warn almost everywhere, Paul Revere set off to warn everybody
about the British. But these two were not alone. There were so many people on the midnight
ride scattered around telling different people “the British are coming,” but
none of the Sons of Liberty yelled the British are coming. They actually whispered to certain people
“The regulars are coming out.” They did this because the British army was
called the regulars. If they yelled,“The British are coming” that would
be very confusing because the colonists were the British. Paul Revere and William Dawes actually got
caught by British troops and were held hostage for less than 10 minutes because
the troops heard gun fire and ran to help so Paul Revere and William Dawes were
let go.
This is a map of Paul Revere's midnight ride.
Blue =Paul Revere and other people from the sons of liberty
Green = William dawes and other people from the sons of liberty
Purple = Dr.samuel prescott and other people from the sons of liberty
Red = British patrol
Fun facts about Paul Revere
- Did you know that the horse
Paul Revere rode on for his midnight ride was loaned to him by a Charlestown merchant that goes by the
name John Larkin?
- Did you know that after the
Revolutionary War Paul Revere went on to be a successful businessman he
opened a hardware store, a foundry and eventually the first rolling copper
mill in the United States?
- Did you know that Paul Revere
had 16 children—eight with his first wife, Sarah Orne, and eight with
Rachel Walker, whom he married after Sarah’s death in 1773?
- Did you know that Paul Revere
was a part of the Boston tea party dressed as a “Mohawk”?
- Did you know as a teen, Paul Revere had many jobs and one
you wouldn't expect is he worked as a church bell ringer?
- Did you know Paul
Revere made some weird things out of gold and silver some items include a
chain for a pet squirrel an ostrich
egg snuffbox, and sword hilts?
- Did
you know Revere was unfailingly polite and well dressed.The patriot even
dressed well on his famous midnight ride?
- Did you know that Samuel Prescott finished
the midnight ride of “Paul Revere” ?
- Did you know that Paul Revere was a wanted criminal this
was the description part of his wanted poster: Male Caucasian, age 40 years, brown
hair, employed as a silversmith?
- Did you know ¨No matter what you do you can't run away
from you¨ was just one of Paul Revere's quotes?
- Did you know Paul Revere was of French extraction this
means that his mother or father was a French Huguenot who immigrated to
Boston?
- Did you know that Paul Revere was well known for his
art?
- Did you know that Paul Revere led a spy ring that he
made to monitor the British troops movement?
- Did you know Paul Revere died in 1818 so he lived for 84
years?
Glossary
- Fabricated: Something invent or concoct, typically with
deceitful intent.
- Mighty: Possessing great and impressive power or strength.
- Engraved: To cut or carve a text or design on the surface of a
hard object.
- Rebellion: An act of violent or open resistance to a government
or ruler
- Monitor: Observe and check the progress
- Silversmith: A person who makes silver
articles.
- Merchant: A person or
company involved in wholesale trade
- Squirrel: An agile tree-dwelling rodent
with a bushy tail
- Dentures: A removable plate or frame holding one or more
artificial teeth
- Snuffbox: A small
ornamental box for holding snuff
- Hilt: The handle of a weapon or tool, especially a sword, dagger, or knife.
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