Paul Revere
He is more than just the ride…
Table Of Contents
Introduction: Pg # 3
Chapter 1: What happened during Paul Revere’s Early Life?
Pg # 4
Pg # 4
Chapter 2: How was Paul Revere involved with the Boston
Massacre? Pg # 6
Massacre? Pg # 6
Chapter 3: How was Paul Revere involved with
the Boston Tea Party? Pg # 7
the Boston Tea Party? Pg # 7
Chapter 4: What was the Midnight Ride? Pg # 9
Conclusion Pg # 10
Henry Wadsworth Poem Pg # 11
Introduction
“ The British Are Coming!” Famous words quoted from Paul Revere during his
most famous Midnight Ride. But… Did you know that Paul Revere did not shout
“The British are coming?” He had to keep quiet so that he would not get
caught/captured by the British soldiers hiding in the woods. You may believe
that Paul Revere's life is famous only because of his Midnight Ride, but the
truth is he did so much more than just that. He was involved in the Boston Tea
party, The Boston Massacre, The Revolutionary War, and SO much more!!
He was an agitator, and worked hard to convince people that they should fight
for their independence.
most famous Midnight Ride. But… Did you know that Paul Revere did not shout
“The British are coming?” He had to keep quiet so that he would not get
caught/captured by the British soldiers hiding in the woods. You may believe
that Paul Revere's life is famous only because of his Midnight Ride, but the
truth is he did so much more than just that. He was involved in the Boston Tea
party, The Boston Massacre, The Revolutionary War, and SO much more!!
He was an agitator, and worked hard to convince people that they should fight
for their independence.
Chapter 1: What Happened in
Paul Revere's Early Life?
Paul Revere's Early Life?
1734 in Boston Paul Revere was born. His father wanted him to be a silversmith
just like himself. Because a silversmith must know how to read, write, and do
math, Paul Revere started at the prestigious North Writing School at the age
of 7 and finished at the age of 13. This was considered the best public school
in Boston. His father had to pay his share of the heating costs. Afterwards,
Paul Revere worked very hard for his father to become a good silversmith.
His father died in 1754 when Paul Revere was nineteen, leaving him to
support the family. When Paul Revere grew up he married Sarah Orne.
After she died unexpectedly, he married again to a women named
Rachel Walker.
just like himself. Because a silversmith must know how to read, write, and do
math, Paul Revere started at the prestigious North Writing School at the age
of 7 and finished at the age of 13. This was considered the best public school
in Boston. His father had to pay his share of the heating costs. Afterwards,
Paul Revere worked very hard for his father to become a good silversmith.
His father died in 1754 when Paul Revere was nineteen, leaving him to
support the family. When Paul Revere grew up he married Sarah Orne.
After she died unexpectedly, he married again to a women named
Family History
Paul Revere's father's original name was Apollo Rivoire. In 1702 Apollo
was born. When Apollo was older he went to live with his uncle. Did he live with
his uncle because his parents died? In 1723 Apollo’s uncle sent him to Boston t
o learn a goldsmith or perhaps silversmith trade. His uncle didn’t only pay for
the tickets but also paid the goldmaster to take Apollo in as an apprentice.
When he was done with his apprenticing he became a gold/silversmith.
was born. When Apollo was older he went to live with his uncle. Did he live with
his uncle because his parents died? In 1723 Apollo’s uncle sent him to Boston t
o learn a goldsmith or perhaps silversmith trade. His uncle didn’t only pay for
the tickets but also paid the goldmaster to take Apollo in as an apprentice.
When he was done with his apprenticing he became a gold/silversmith.
Jobs
Paul Revere had many jobs and was very entrepreneurial. Paul Revere started
his career learning from his father as a silversmith apprentice. He kept with
that for a long time, more than 40 years! Paul Revere also worked as a copper
plate engraver making illustrations for book and magazines. He was a writer.
He made church bells. As a soldier, he was Commander of the Field Artillery.
As a dentist, he cleaned teeth, fastened in false teeth, and even sold
toothpaste! He also kept the other colonies informed of Britain’s actions in
Boston as a messenger. He worked as a courier for the Massachusetts Committee
of Correspondence. Eventually he opened a hardware store in downtown Boston.
Later in life, he recognized the need for America to produce its own copper
sheeting and invested his money to build the first American copper sheeting
factory. Paul was always working hard, always looking to make more money.
Perhaps it was Paul’s entrepreneurial spirit which caused him to fight so hard
against regulations and taxes?
his career learning from his father as a silversmith apprentice. He kept with
that for a long time, more than 40 years! Paul Revere also worked as a copper
plate engraver making illustrations for book and magazines. He was a writer.
He made church bells. As a soldier, he was Commander of the Field Artillery.
As a dentist, he cleaned teeth, fastened in false teeth, and even sold
toothpaste! He also kept the other colonies informed of Britain’s actions in
Boston as a messenger. He worked as a courier for the Massachusetts Committee
of Correspondence. Eventually he opened a hardware store in downtown Boston.
Later in life, he recognized the need for America to produce its own copper
sheeting and invested his money to build the first American copper sheeting
factory. Paul was always working hard, always looking to make more money.
Perhaps it was Paul’s entrepreneurial spirit which caused him to fight so hard
against regulations and taxes?
Chapter 2: How was Paul Revere
involved in the Boston Massacre?
involved in the Boston Massacre?
There was a lot of tension and anger about taxes. Tension grew between the
Boston residents and the British soldiers sent to maintain British control. On
March 5th, 1770 a group of angry men gathered on King Street to heckle and
harass the British soldiers. Things quickly got out of hand and the soldiers shot
into the unarmed group of protesters. Five people were killed including an eleven
year old boy named Christopher Seider. Paul Revere seized this opportunity to
rally the citizens of Boston, and the entire thirteen colonies, to fight back
against British tyranny. Paul Revere created his famous engraving, and named
the incident “The Bloody Massacre.” This engraving showed the British
maliciously firing upon a helpless group of Bostonions and listed the names of the
deceased. This engraving was an early form of propaganda and effectively
drew the support of the other twelve colonies.
Boston residents and the British soldiers sent to maintain British control. On
March 5th, 1770 a group of angry men gathered on King Street to heckle and
harass the British soldiers. Things quickly got out of hand and the soldiers shot
into the unarmed group of protesters. Five people were killed including an eleven
year old boy named Christopher Seider. Paul Revere seized this opportunity to
rally the citizens of Boston, and the entire thirteen colonies, to fight back
against British tyranny. Paul Revere created his famous engraving, and named
the incident “The Bloody Massacre.” This engraving showed the British
maliciously firing upon a helpless group of Bostonions and listed the names of the
deceased. This engraving was an early form of propaganda and effectively
drew the support of the other twelve colonies.
Chapter 3: How was Paul Revere
involved in the Boston Tea Party?
involved in the Boston Tea Party?
In May of 1773, England passed a modest tax called the Tea Act to help offset
costs from the French Indian War. The Colonists in Boston were outraged
by the tax. The Sons of Liberty led by Samuel Adams and John Hancock,
gathered at the Green Dragon and planned the first significant act of protest
in America. On December 16, 1773, many local patriots boarded three ships
in Boston Harbor and dumped 342 chests of tea, approximately 90,000 pounds,
worth about $1 million today, into the water It is very likely that Paul Revere
was actively involved in the planning, as well as the dumping of tea into Boston
Harbor. But because the Colonists were disguised as Native Americans, nobody
really knows who participated. In fact, the only person arrested was
Francis Akeley, a wheelwright and militiaman who later died at the Battle of
Bunker Hill. However, we do know that Paul Revere played a critical role
spreading news of the event immediately afterwards in New York and
Philadelphia, again to help gain additional support for Boston and for American
Independence.
Chapter 4: What was the
Midnight Ride?
Midnight Ride?
In April of 1775 there was a rumor that the British were going to arrest key
leaders of the Sons of Liberty, specifically Samuel Adams and John Hancock.
Revere made a plan to watch for the British so they could warn them. On
April 18th Paul Revere made his famous ride, but he had lots of help. Robert
Newman was watching from the tower of the Old North Church and placed two
lights, because the British were coming by sea. This was the signal to the local
patriots in Boston that the British were on their way. Dr. Joseph Warren
informed Paul Revere and William Dawes and they took different routes to
Lexington where they reached Samuel Adams and John Hancock in time. They
decided to continue to Concord but they ran into British soldiers. Paul Revere
was caught and they took his horse. Shortly afterwards he walked back to help
John Hancock pack and leave Massachusetts. In the meantime, many other
patriots jumped on horses and rode through towns warning people. This ride
was important because Samuel Adams and John Hancock, were saved from
capture and the militia was warned that “the British were coming.” This made
things more difficult for the British.
leaders of the Sons of Liberty, specifically Samuel Adams and John Hancock.
Revere made a plan to watch for the British so they could warn them. On
April 18th Paul Revere made his famous ride, but he had lots of help. Robert
Newman was watching from the tower of the Old North Church and placed two
lights, because the British were coming by sea. This was the signal to the local
patriots in Boston that the British were on their way. Dr. Joseph Warren
informed Paul Revere and William Dawes and they took different routes to
Lexington where they reached Samuel Adams and John Hancock in time. They
decided to continue to Concord but they ran into British soldiers. Paul Revere
was caught and they took his horse. Shortly afterwards he walked back to help
John Hancock pack and leave Massachusetts. In the meantime, many other
patriots jumped on horses and rode through towns warning people. This ride
was important because Samuel Adams and John Hancock, were saved from
capture and the militia was warned that “the British were coming.” This made
things more difficult for the British.
Conclusion
Paul Revere was born into the upper working class. He was ambitious and
worked very hard. He was a kind person with an independent spirit. He
believed strongly that the American settlers should be free to live and do
business as they saw fit.
worked very hard. He was a kind person with an independent spirit. He
believed strongly that the American settlers should be free to live and do
business as they saw fit.
Paul Revere’s biggest contribution to the Revolution was his use of the
incident on King Street. He created “The Boston Massacre.” He exaggerated
the event and created the impression that innocent Bostonians were fired upon
in cold blood by the British soldiers. He spread the tale and made the colonies
fear Britain and really started the movement towards independence. Later, he
played a critical role telling the other colonies about the Boston Tea Party and
how Massachusetts was standing up for their rights.
incident on King Street. He created “The Boston Massacre.” He exaggerated
the event and created the impression that innocent Bostonians were fired upon
in cold blood by the British soldiers. He spread the tale and made the colonies
fear Britain and really started the movement towards independence. Later, he
played a critical role telling the other colonies about the Boston Tea Party and
how Massachusetts was standing up for their rights.
Paul Revere’s ride on April 18, 1775 was important in American history
because it gave the patriots a chance to be one step ahead of the British and
gave them a better chance to beat them.
because it gave the patriots a chance to be one step ahead of the British and
gave them a better chance to beat them.
If it wasn’t for Paul Revere, would we have the wonderful country we have today?
Paul Revere's Ride by:
Henry Wadsworth
Henry Wadsworth
After the Revolutionary War Henry Wadsworth made a famous Poem
100 years after the war. After this poem came out more people heard about
Paul Revere and made him famous.
100 years after the war. After this poem came out more people heard about
Paul Revere and made him famous.
Listen, my children, and you shall hear
Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere,
On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-Five:
Hardly a man is now alive
Who remembers that famous day and year.
He said to his friend, “If the British march
By land or sea from the town to-night,
Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry-arch
Of the North-Church-tower, as a signal-light,--
One if by land, and two if by sea;
And I on the opposite shore will be,
Ready to ride and spread the alarm
Through every Middlesex village and farm,
For the country-folk to be up and to arm.”
Then he said “Good night!” and with muffled oar
Silently rowed to the Charlestown shore,
Just as the moon rose over the bay,
Where swinging wide at her moorings lay
The Somerset, British man-of-war:
A phantom ship, with each mast and spar
Across the moon, like a prison-bar,
And a huge black hulk, that was magnified
By its own reflection in the tide.
Meanwhile, his friend, through alley and street
Wanders and watches with eager ears,
Till in the silence around him he hears
The muster of men at the barrack door,
The sound of arms, and the tramp of feet,
And the measured tread of the grenadiers
Marching down to their boats on the shore.
Then he climbed to the tower of the church,
Up the wooden stairs, with stealthy tread,
To the belfry-chamber overhead,
And startled the pigeons from their perch
On the sombre rafters, that round him made
Masses and moving shapes of shade,--
By the trembling ladder, steep and tall,
To the highest window in the wall,
Where he paused to listen and look down
A moment on the roofs of the town,
And the moonlight flowing over all.
Beneath, in the churchyard, lay the dead,
In their night-encampment on the hill,
Wrapped in silence so deep and still
That he could hear, like a sentinel’s tread,
The watchful night-wind, as it went
Creeping along from tent to tent,
And seeming to whisper, “All is well!”
A moment only he feels the spell
Of the place and the hour, and the secret dread
Of the lonely belfry and the dead;
For suddenly all his thoughts are bent
On a shadowy something far away,
Where the river widens to meet the bay, --
A line of black, that bends and floats
On the rising tide, like a bridge of boats.
Meanwhile, impatient to mount and ride,
Booted and spurred, with a heavy stride,
On the opposite shore walked Paul Revere.
Now he patted his horse’s side,
Now gazed on the landscape far and near,
Then impetuous stamped the earth,
And turned and tightened his saddle-girth;
But mostly he watched with eager search
The belfry-tower of the old North Church,
As it rose above the graves on the hill,
Lonely and spectral and sombre and still.
And lo! as he looks, on the belfry’s height,
A glimmer, and then a gleam of light!
He springs to the saddle, the bridle he turns,
But lingers and gazes, till full on his sight
A second lamp in the belfry burns!
A hurry of hoofs in a village-street,
A shape in the moonlight, a bulk in the dark,
And beneath from the pebbles, in passing, a spark
Struck out by a steed that flies fearless and fleet:
That was all! 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.
He has left the village and mounted the steep,
And beneath him, tranquil and broad and deep,
Is the Mystic, meeting the ocean tides;
And under the alders, that skirt its edge,
Now soft on the sand, now loud on the ledge,
Is heard the tramp of his steed as he rides.
It was twelve by the village clock
When he crossed the bridge into Medford town.
He heard the crowing of the cock,
And the barking of the farmer’s dog,
And felt the damp of the river-fog,
That rises when the sun goes down.
It was one by the village clock,
When he galloped into Lexington.
He saw the gilded weathercock
Swim in the moonlight as he passed,
And the meeting-house windows, blank and bare,
Gaze at him with a spectral glare,
As if they already stood aghast
At the bloody work they would look upon.
It was two by the village clock,
When be came to the bridge in Concord town.
He heard the bleating of the flock,
And the twitter of birds among the trees,
And felt the breath of the morning breeze
Blowing over the meadows brown.
And one was safe and asleep in his bed
Who at the bridge would be first to fall,
Who that day would be lying dead,
Pierced by a British musket-ball.
You know the rest. In the books you have read,
How the British Regulars fired and fled,--
How the farmers gave them ball for ball,
From behind each fence and farmyard-wall,
Chasing the red-coats down the lane,
Then crossing the fields to emerge again
Under the trees at the turn of the road,
And only pausing to fire and load.
So through the night rode Paul Revere;
And so through the night went his cry of alarm
To every Middlesex village and farm,--
A cry of defiance, and not of fear,
A voice in the darkness, a knock at the door,
And a word that shall echo forevermore!
For, borne on the night-wind of the Past,
Through all our history, to the last,
In the hour of darkness and peril and need,
The people will waken and listen to hear
The hurrying hoof-beats of that steed,
And the midnight message of Paul Revere.
Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere,
On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-Five:
Hardly a man is now alive
Who remembers that famous day and year.
He said to his friend, “If the British march
By land or sea from the town to-night,
Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry-arch
Of the North-Church-tower, as a signal-light,--
One if by land, and two if by sea;
And I on the opposite shore will be,
Ready to ride and spread the alarm
Through every Middlesex village and farm,
For the country-folk to be up and to arm.”
Then he said “Good night!” and with muffled oar
Silently rowed to the Charlestown shore,
Just as the moon rose over the bay,
Where swinging wide at her moorings lay
The Somerset, British man-of-war:
A phantom ship, with each mast and spar
Across the moon, like a prison-bar,
And a huge black hulk, that was magnified
By its own reflection in the tide.
Meanwhile, his friend, through alley and street
Wanders and watches with eager ears,
Till in the silence around him he hears
The muster of men at the barrack door,
The sound of arms, and the tramp of feet,
And the measured tread of the grenadiers
Marching down to their boats on the shore.
Then he climbed to the tower of the church,
Up the wooden stairs, with stealthy tread,
To the belfry-chamber overhead,
And startled the pigeons from their perch
On the sombre rafters, that round him made
Masses and moving shapes of shade,--
By the trembling ladder, steep and tall,
To the highest window in the wall,
Where he paused to listen and look down
A moment on the roofs of the town,
And the moonlight flowing over all.
Beneath, in the churchyard, lay the dead,
In their night-encampment on the hill,
Wrapped in silence so deep and still
That he could hear, like a sentinel’s tread,
The watchful night-wind, as it went
Creeping along from tent to tent,
And seeming to whisper, “All is well!”
A moment only he feels the spell
Of the place and the hour, and the secret dread
Of the lonely belfry and the dead;
For suddenly all his thoughts are bent
On a shadowy something far away,
Where the river widens to meet the bay, --
A line of black, that bends and floats
On the rising tide, like a bridge of boats.
Meanwhile, impatient to mount and ride,
Booted and spurred, with a heavy stride,
On the opposite shore walked Paul Revere.
Now he patted his horse’s side,
Now gazed on the landscape far and near,
Then impetuous stamped the earth,
And turned and tightened his saddle-girth;
But mostly he watched with eager search
The belfry-tower of the old North Church,
As it rose above the graves on the hill,
Lonely and spectral and sombre and still.
And lo! as he looks, on the belfry’s height,
A glimmer, and then a gleam of light!
He springs to the saddle, the bridle he turns,
But lingers and gazes, till full on his sight
A second lamp in the belfry burns!
A hurry of hoofs in a village-street,
A shape in the moonlight, a bulk in the dark,
And beneath from the pebbles, in passing, a spark
Struck out by a steed that flies fearless and fleet:
That was all! 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.
He has left the village and mounted the steep,
And beneath him, tranquil and broad and deep,
Is the Mystic, meeting the ocean tides;
And under the alders, that skirt its edge,
Now soft on the sand, now loud on the ledge,
Is heard the tramp of his steed as he rides.
It was twelve by the village clock
When he crossed the bridge into Medford town.
He heard the crowing of the cock,
And the barking of the farmer’s dog,
And felt the damp of the river-fog,
That rises when the sun goes down.
It was one by the village clock,
When he galloped into Lexington.
He saw the gilded weathercock
Swim in the moonlight as he passed,
And the meeting-house windows, blank and bare,
Gaze at him with a spectral glare,
As if they already stood aghast
At the bloody work they would look upon.
It was two by the village clock,
When be came to the bridge in Concord town.
He heard the bleating of the flock,
And the twitter of birds among the trees,
And felt the breath of the morning breeze
Blowing over the meadows brown.
And one was safe and asleep in his bed
Who at the bridge would be first to fall,
Who that day would be lying dead,
Pierced by a British musket-ball.
You know the rest. In the books you have read,
How the British Regulars fired and fled,--
How the farmers gave them ball for ball,
From behind each fence and farmyard-wall,
Chasing the red-coats down the lane,
Then crossing the fields to emerge again
Under the trees at the turn of the road,
And only pausing to fire and load.
So through the night rode Paul Revere;
And so through the night went his cry of alarm
To every Middlesex village and farm,--
A cry of defiance, and not of fear,
A voice in the darkness, a knock at the door,
And a word that shall echo forevermore!
For, borne on the night-wind of the Past,
Through all our history, to the last,
In the hour of darkness and peril and need,
The people will waken and listen to hear
The hurrying hoof-beats of that steed,
And the midnight message of Paul Revere.
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