Paul Revere

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Paul Revere

I . Introduction

Paul Revere was an American patriot , silversmith , and engraver . His fame as a hero of the American Revolution is largely due to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 's popular , but somewhat inaccurate , poem Paul Revere 's Ride . Revere was also a cartoonist and a pioneer industrialist (Longfellow , 2000

The purpose of this study is to know the in-depth history of Paul Revere

II . Discussion

A . Patriot Leader

Paul revere was born in Boston . His father , of French Huguenot descent

changed his name from de Revoir to Revere . He taught his silversmith craft to Paul , who became a master of the trade

At the age of 21 , Paul Revere joined the British in an unsuccessful attack on the French fort at Crown Point , New York . He returned to Boston , where he continued his silversmith work and also branched out into other crafts , including copper graving (Forbes , 2001 . As difficulties mounted between the American colonies and England , Paul Revere engraved political cartoons in favor of the colonies . His cartoons , although sometimes crude and exaggerated , were effective propaganda . He also made pictorial engravings

In 1773 , Paul Revere led several associates in the Boston Tea party raid . The next year , he rode to Philadelphia , rushing the Suffolk Resolves to the first Continental Congress . They were adopted , including a resolution to create colonial militia (Forbes , 2001 . Paul Revere became official courier for Massachusetts . On April 16 , 1775 , he spurred to Concord to warn colonists that the British aimed to seize military supplies . This ride was at least as important as his midnight ride two days later

B . The Midnight Ride

While in Concord , Paul Revere and militiamen arranged the signals for his ride to Lexington . According to his report , If the British went by water , we would show two lanthorns (lanterns ) in the North Church steeple and , if by land , one ' Almost a century later (1863 ) the ride was at least commemorated by Longfellow in the poem that begins

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

On the night of April 18 , Paul Revere left Charlestown to alert the countryside that the British were coming . After warning John Hancock and Samuel Adams to flee Lexington , he was joined by William Dawes , who had made a similar ride from Boston . They rushed toward Concord , meeting along the way a young doctor , Samuel Prescott , who asked to join them (Longfellow , 2000 . They were approached by British troops and Paul Revere was captured . Dawes fled to Lexington , but Prescott rode on to Concord . Revere was soon released and returned on foot to Lexington where he helped Hancock and Adams get away

C . Later years

Although he wanted to serve in the Continental Army , Paul Revere was assigned to civilian work . He designed and printed the official colonial seal , and the Massachusetts state seal . Paul Revere...