Midnight Ride of Paul Revere

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Midnight Ride of Paul Revere

• Fact vs. Fiction

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Who Was Paul Revere?

• B. January 1, 1735 D. May 10, 1818
• Silversmith from Boston--a very good one
• Drew Political Cartoons
• What is a political cartoon??
• Member of the Sons of Liberty
• Took part in the Boston Tea Party
• Courier for the Committees of Correspondence and
  Safety
• Basically a messenger
• Became suspicious of the British in Mass.

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Paul Revere cont

• Went to Concord to tell the people about the
  British
• Concord held the militias guns, powder, and
  muskets
• Colonists began hiding all the military supplies
• Formulated a plan to warn Concord if the British
  were coming

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The Plan

• The idea was to use the Old North Churchs
  lanterns as signals
• If the British were to arrive by land--1 lantern
  lit
• If the British were to arrive by sea-- 2 lanterns
  lit
• One if by land, two if by sea
• Revere did not need to see the signals he
  already knew the British would arrive by water
• It was the only way
• The signals were for other people
• The lanterns were not to be hung, just shown

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The Midnight Ride

• April 18, 1775
• Revere rode to Lexington to warn the British were
  coming
• His signals were seen 2 lamps were lit
• Arrived around midnight, and warned the people
  about the British
• Two other riders joined him
• William Dawes and Dr. Samuel Prescott
• On their way to Concord, all three were arrested
  by British on patrol
• Prescott and Dawes escaped, Revere did not
• Interrogated for hours, and eventually let go
• The British took his horse
• Prescott and Dawes warned Concord more
  importantly John Hancock and Samuel Adams
• The king put a price on their heads!!!

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Map of the Ride
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Paul Revere
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Paul Revere
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Statue of Paul Revere
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The Midnight Ride

• What you just learned were the FACTS of the ride.
• How many of you have heard about this ride before
  today?
• What were you told?
• Let us look at the reason why Paul Revere became
  immortal in American History
• The Midnight Ride
• By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Questions

• Why is this ride so well-known?
• Explain the reasons why they chose more than one
  rider.
• Were different routes necessary
• What was Longfellows reasons for making Revere
  the focus of his poem?
• Do you feel he lied, or exaggerated to make his
  poem better?

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Assignment

• Create your own poem about the midnight ride
• You must use the real facts that you have
  learned.
• Your poem must be at least 10 stanzas (4 lines
  each) long. Your poem must tell the REAL story of
  Paul Revere. This is a narrative poem
• You will work in groups for this assignment
• You do not have to type it, but you may.
• Your finished poem must be neat, and include some
  artwork