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Paul Revere and William Dawes rode to warn the Patriots of the approach of the British soldiers. Robert Newman was instructed to hang one lantern in the church tower if the British approached by land, and two if they were coming by crossing the Charles River. He hung two lanterns, because the British were crossing the Charles River.
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The lanterns were hung by Paul Revere and his associates in the Old North Church in Boston to warn the colonial militia about the approach of British troops during the American Revolutionary War. The signal was part of Revere's famous midnight ride on April 18, 1775.
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How many lanterns were hung when the British were coming?
2 lanterns were hung when the british were coming 1 lantern meant they were coming by land 2 lanterns meant they were coming by sea
One if by land two if by?
one lantern if the british were going on land two if they were going on sea
What was the lantern code used in the Old North Church to say how the British were coming?
One if by land, two if by sea.
What did paul revere use to give the signal?
A lantern One if by land, and two if by sea
In lexington and concord did the british come from land or sea?
They came by sea. One if by land, two if by sea. Two laterns were hung in the tower window, so the British came by sea.
What does the saying 'one if by land two if by sea' mean?
It was a signal agreement. If the British army were coming by land, there would be one lantern showing. If the British army were coming by ship (sea), there would be two lanterns showing.
What are 2 symbols from the Paul Revere's ride and what do they mean?
the two symbols were one lantern if they came by land and two if they came by sea.
What did Paul Revere place in the tower of the old north church to signal patriots that the British were advancing?
He was signaled so that he would be able to let the Colonial militia know if the British were coming by land or by sea. Church sexton Robert John Newman, and Captain John Pulling were to hang one lantern if the British were coming by land and two lanterns if they were coming by sea. They hung two lanterns, signaling their arrival by sea.
How did Paul Revere war the colonists that the british were coming?
He told his friend to stand in the belfry arch and hang one lantern if the British came by land, and two if by sea and when he saw that two lanterns hung, he rode his horse down the towne streets and sounded the alarm "British boats be in the water! Minutemen, stand attention! Man the boats!"
What was used a warning system in the Old North Church?
Lanterns
What is the Aristotle's lantern?
sea urchins
What prepared the millitia for the arrival of the British soldiers at Lexington?
The minute men prepared the militia for the arrival of the British soldiers by hanging one lantern if the British were coming by land and two if they were coming by sea.
