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Who made the famous ride to alert the colonidt that the British were coming?
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∙ 11y ago
William Dawes, Paul Revere, and others.
Revere did spread the word, but there were MANY riders that night. He did NOT act alone. As far as "The British are coming..." Doubt it highly!
"The role for which he (Revere) is most remembered today was as a night-time messenger before the battles of Lexington and Concord. His famous "Midnight Ride" occurred on the night of April 18/April 19, 1775, when he and William Dawes were instructed by Dr. Joseph Warren to ride from Boston to Lexington to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams of the movements of the British army, which was beginning a march from Boston to Lexington, ostensibly to arrest Hancock and Adams and seize the weapons stores in Concord.
Many 20th century historians have criticized that Longfellow's poem overstates the role of Revere in the night's events, often citing the ride of Israel Bissell, who traveled 345 miles compared to Revere's nineteen. Historian Ray Raphael, in his book "Founding Myths", mentions a number of other unsung messengers, such as Samuel Tufts of East Cambridge, Dr. Martin Herrick of Medford, and other messengers who set out from Medford and Charlestown."
All of this confusion is from a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoAccording to the famous poem by Henry Wadworth Longfellow, it was Paul Revere.
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∙ 11y agoPaul Rever,William Dawes andSamuel Prescott
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∙ 11y agoThere was only 1, Wentworth Cheswell made the midnight ride on horseback to warn New Hampshire residents of coming of British soldiers.
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Why did the First Continental Congress alert the colonial militias to prepare for war?
So when the British starts coming they will start coming and start attacking the british.
How did Paul Revere's Ride affect the country?
paul revere's ride helped alert the minute men that the british were coming and helped save the countryside
Who as the person who held the lanterns aloft in the north church tower as a signal light to Paul revere so that he could ride and alert the colonist that the British were coming?
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Was Paul Revere deaf?
No, Paul Revere was not deaf. He was a silversmith and a patriot in the American Revolutionary War. He is famous for his "midnight ride" to alert the colonial militias that the British were approaching.
Who was Samuel Prescott?
Dr. Samuel Prescott was one of the Massachusetts Patriots who made the midnight ride with Revere and Dawes to alert the Colonist that the British were coming. there was additional people who were in the midnight ride. Dawes ran away and got lost in the woods, revere got captured by the british, but prescott jumped his horse over a stone wall and escaped.
Why did the First Continental Congress alert the colonial militias to prepare for war?
So when the British starts coming they will start coming and start attacking the british.
How did Paul Revere's Ride affect the country?
paul revere's ride helped alert the minute men that the british were coming and helped save the countryside
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Who as the person who held the lanterns aloft in the north church tower as a signal light to Paul revere so that he could ride and alert the colonist that the British were coming?
boy
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