1. Story of Paul Revere Created by Miss Vo

2. Early Life 4 Born in Boston's North End in December, 1734 4 Primary vocations: –Silver/goldsmith –Copperplate engraver –Dentist

3. Role leading to American Revolution 4 Friends with political activists; member of the “Sons of Liberty” 4 Gathered intelligence information by “Watching the Movements of the British soldiers” 4 Courier for the Boston Committee of Correspondence and the Massachusetts Committee of Safety

4. Role leading to American Revolution 4 Spread word of the Boston Tea Party to New York and Philadelphia 4 Participated in Boston Massacre

5. Famous Midnight Ride 4 Occurred at 10 pm on the night of April 18, 1775 4 Rode to Lexington, Massachusetts, to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock that British troops were marching to arrest them

6. Famous Midnight Ride 4 A signal had to be given to indicate whether the British were coming by land or by sea –2 lit lanterns indicates that the British were coming by sea; 1 lit lantern would mean by land 4 One lantern was lit indicating that the British were coming by land

7. After the American Revolution 4 Ran a small hardware store 4 Opened the first copper rolling mill in North America 4 Died May 10, 1818 at the age of 83

8.  Excerpt  Listen my children and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five; Hardly a man is now alive Who remembers that famous day and year. Paul Revere’s Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1860

9. My Comprehension Questions  What was Paul Revere’s role in the American Revolution?  Name at least one vocation Paul Revere had before the American Revolution.  How did Paul Revere warn the colonists that the British were coming?

10. Works Cited Boston Travel Info. paul-revere-house.boston-travel-info.com/ I used this website to obtain a picture of a statue of Paul Revere. The Blue Darter’s Guide to the American Revolution http://darter.ocps.net/classroom/revolution/revere.htm I used this website to gather facts about Paul Revere’s life. Child Light www.childlight.com/revere/ html_pages/photos.htm I used this website to obtain a picture of the map of Paul Revere’s ride. John Singleton Copley http://www.worcesterart.org/Collection/Early_American/Artists/copley/biography/content.html I used a painting of Paul Revere for my title page from this website.

11. Works Cited Paul Revere http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/as/education/projects/webunits/khistory/paul.html I used this website to quote an excerpt of the poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Paul Revere House http://www.paulreverehouse.org/index.html I used this website to research information about Paul Revere’s life and his famous midnight ride. I also obtained several pictures from here. The Historic Paul Revere http://www.cvesd.k12.ca.us/finney/paulvm/h2_hist.html This website provided me with a picture of the Boston Massacre. Midnight Rider: A Paul Revere Virtual Museum http://www.cvesd.k12.ca.us/finney/paulvm/_welcomepv.html I obtained a picture of Paul Revere at this website.