0910+Paul+Revere

= = =Paul Revere=

[|Paul Revere] (1/1/1735 - 5/10/1818)[1] was a Patriot who was most famous for his quote" The British are coming! The British are coming! " He was also famous for his [|Midnight Ride](4/18/1775). He was also a Patriot who dumped the tea into the [|Boston Harbor],which become known as The Boston Tea Party.

=Early Life= In August, 1757, Revere married [|Sarah Orne]. Together, they had eight children. Soon after Sarah's death in 1773, Revere married [|Rachel Walker] with whom he had eight children. [2]

Paul was also one of the few people in [|Boston] to own a horse. He liked to ride through the country side.[3]

=Revere's Ride= On April 18-19 1775 [3] he took his Midnight Ride. He was going to ride from [|Lexington and Concord.] He was warning the town,that the british were coming. First he told a friend to hang a lantern in the [|North Curch tower]." One if by land, two if by sea. "[3]

While his friend was climbing the stairs to the tower Revere was impatient to ride. He saw two glimmering lights in the tower! That was his signal! And off he went for his Midnight ride. Revere still in his way spreading the word,he was captured by British troops.[3] As morning came the troops left him horseless,so he walked back to Lexington to see the beginning of a battle.[5] =Later years= Revere later opened up a hardware store and homegoods store. He became more interested in metal work beyond gold and silver. He opened an iron and brass foundry. [5]

He also drew political cartoons for the [|Whig], published music, and did not complete dentistry.Also when he was a silver smith he did copper engraving. 

=References= 1.Nndb tracking the whole world [] retrieved 12/8/09 2.The Paul Revere House [|http://paulreverehouse.org] retrieved 12/8/09 3.Boehm,Richard G. (et.al)Harcourt Brace Social Studies,New York,Harcourt Brace & co.2000 print 4.Sabin,Francene,Paul Revere,New York,Scholastic.Inc.,2007 print 5.New World Encylopedia, http://newworldencylopedia.org 6.The American Revolution home page ,http://americanrevwar.homestead.com