What is the signal Paul Revere used to signal that the british were coming?

Answer 1

Paul Revere was looking for a signal from the steeple of Boston's Old North Church. The church keeper would hang one lantern if the British were due to come by land, and two if they were coming by sea. When Revere saw the two lanterns in the steeple on April 18, 1775, he knew it was time to begin what would become his famous "midnight ride".

Answer 2

The famous "Paul Revere signal" that alerted messengers in the vicinity of Boston as to British intentions against the colonists was delivered by lanterns hung in the steeple of the Old North Church (in Boston). If one lantern was raised, then the British would be marching into the countryside via a land-route. If two lanterns were raised, the British would begin their journey by boat. Two lanterns were seen in the steeple, and the messengers then set out to warn the colonists.

Answer 3

The fable of Revere comes from a Longfellow poem written in 1861 and in reality he didn't ride through the night yelling about the British coming. Longfellow wrote his poem on the eve of the civil war to remind people of the nation's history. Somehow the poem became part of history and was put into history books as fact. Revere never finished the ride, his horse was taken away and he was held by a British patrol, but thanks to Longfellow we all know who he is .

Answer 4

Well Paul Revere signed to the colonists that the British were coming and one of his friends was suppost to put up a little lamp to communicate to the other people to signal that the British had past that place.

Answer 5

The whole ride fable comes from a Longfellow poem. This includes the signal.His most important thing is the flier of the Boston Massacre. He drew the event and it was mainly Propaganda made to incite the colonist against the British.Revere was stopped by a British patrol and his horse taken. He never finished the ride, but two men did. They were named Prescott and Dawes. In 1861 Revere came to fame through a poem written by Longfellow on the eve of the civil war. He was trying to write about patriotism and remind people that they were one nation. This poem has been used as history and it isn't.

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Answer 6

Lights in the Old North Church. The steeple was the tallest building in Boston in1775.

Answer 7

Old North Church