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What does one if by land and two if by sea mean?
This is in the first stanza of Longfellow's poem The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere written in 1861. He is telling how Revere would know how the British came into Boston . One lantern by land and two lanterns by sea from the Old North Church. In this way Revere would know how to warn the colonists. As a point of reference Revere did not finish his ride.
What is the Old North Church in Boston?
It is where two lanterns were lit in the belfry to indicate that the British would be arriving by sea, spurring Paul Revere through the countryside with the warning, "To arms! To arms! The British are coming! The British are coming!"
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
Why did revere ask a friend to hang lanterns as signals in the church tower?
beacause he was to lazy to do it himself
What did it mean for Paul Revere to carry two lanterns?
Paul Revere did not actually carry any lanterns during his famous ride. He had arranged for a look-out to observe British movements and display one or two lanterns in the tower of Old North Church. One lantern ment the British were advancing by land. Two lanterns ment the British would be crossing the Charles River by boat. Both paths led to Concord, but the attack route would determine defensive strategy. During the evening of April 18, 1775, Revere observed two lanterns in the church tower and began is ride.
Did Thomas newton hang a lantern in the old north church in Boston?
he did so for anybody that's trying to hide from the british No. Paul Revere met at the Old North Church where the decision was made to warn the men in Concord and Lexington. The lanterns were a signal to those outside Boston----and not for Revere. No, Paul Revere's friend hung them. But it wasnt Dawes because him and Revere were together when they notticed they were lit.
What signal did the colonists use to warn those outside of Boston that the British advance?
they hung a 2 lanterns in a church tower and sent paul revere who cried "the regulars are out" and warned almost everyone...
What does one if by land and two if by sea mean?
This is in the first stanza of Longfellow's poem The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere written in 1861. He is telling how Revere would know how the British came into Boston . One lantern by land and two lanterns by sea from the Old North Church. In this way Revere would know how to warn the colonists. As a point of reference Revere did not finish his ride.
What is the Old North Church in Boston?
It is where two lanterns were lit in the belfry to indicate that the British would be arriving by sea, spurring Paul Revere through the countryside with the warning, "To arms! To arms! The British are coming! The British are coming!"
When did paul revere proceed with the plan on the lantern incident at the north church tower?
he didn't. He was caught by british patrol before he saw the lanterns.
Who hung the lanterns in the old north church?
Sexton Robert Newman, upon order from Paul Revere, climbed 154 steps to light two lanterns in the Old North Church steeple to warn the American patriots that the British Redcoats would approach for attack via boat from Boston Common to Cambridge, then on to Lexington and Concord, MA.
What was Paul Revere looking for?
Paul Revere was looking for lanterns in the Old North Church. Paul Revere was a patriot in the American Revolution.
Who hung the lantern - one by land two if by sea?
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.
Why did revere ask a friend to hang lanterns as signals in the church?
beacause he was to lazy to do it himself
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
Why did revere ask a friend to hang lanterns as signals in the church tower?
beacause he was to lazy to do it himself
What did it mean for Paul Revere to carry two lanterns?
Paul Revere did not actually carry any lanterns during his famous ride. He had arranged for a look-out to observe British movements and display one or two lanterns in the tower of Old North Church. One lantern ment the British were advancing by land. Two lanterns ment the British would be crossing the Charles River by boat. Both paths led to Concord, but the attack route would determine defensive strategy. During the evening of April 18, 1775, Revere observed two lanterns in the church tower and began is ride.
