Paul Revere was born in Boston’s North End, in December 1734. His dad name was Apollos Rivoire and

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Paul Revere was born in Boston’s North End, in December 1734. His dad name was Apollos Rivoire and his mom’s name was Deborah Hitchborn. His father was a silversmith who came to America as an escapee from religious imprisonment in France. He went the North Writing School when he was 7 and 13 because his dad planned on him to keep the tradition of silversmith trade going. For most lower and middle class children, education started from Dame schools where children studied until eight years old. In school the focus was more on discipline and religion than on education. Revere Sr. wanted his son to follow his steps, but to become a silversmith and to run the store Paul had to learn reading, writing, and math. So he was enrolled into the North…show more content…
As others struggled, he saw that his own business could soon be in debt unless problems with the British were soon solved. He joined the Freemasons and became friends with other activists such as James Otis and Dr. Joseph Warren. As tensions between the colonies and the British grew, Revere was told to spy on British soldiers and report all the information. Also he worked as a courier for the Boston Committee of Correspondence and the Massachusetts Committee of Safety. In an act of anger, he and others dressed as Indians and dumped tea into Boston Harbor, causing what came to be known as the Boston Tea Party. But it was his ride on April 18, 1775, that put his name into history, especially after it was remember later by the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. At 10 that night Revere rode to Lexington warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams of the approaching British. The Battle at Lexington came after, and that brought the American Revolution. During the war, Revere made many different hats. He manufactured gunpowder and cannon for the Continental Army, printed the country's first money, and commanded Castle William at Boston Harbor. Encouraged by his profit and patriotism Revere became a wealthy businessman while helping the nation develop a strong economy. In 1811, at the age of 76, Paul Revere retired leaving his business to his sons and grandsons. In 1813, both his wife, Rachel and eldest son, Paul Jr. died. On May 10, 1818 at the age of 83 Paul Revere

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