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    you will be able to relate to the thrill of Paul Revere’s ride. There are both similarities and differences between Longfellow’s poem, “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere” and the historical account of Paul Revere’s ride. Longfellow also had similarities with the historical account. The meanings of the lanterns in the North Church were the same. In the historical account Paul Revere and William Dawes were both messengers, but in Longfellow’s poem, Paul Revere was the only messenger. Longfellow used and

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    Paul Revere Biography

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    Paul Revere was a famous folk hero and silversmith. Paul Revere was born on January 1, 1775 in Bostons North end.HIs mother and father were Apollos Rivoire and Deborah Hichborn. Paul was a gold and silversmith eventually he became the head of a large household.Paul was the second of 9-12 children and the eldest surviving son.Paul went to school at the North Writing school and learned gold and silversmithing from his father(”Paul Revere A Brief Biography”). When Paul was nineteen and nearly finished

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    Summary Of Paul Revere

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    This is the tale of some of the greatest heroes of the American Revolution. The first hero is Paul Revere. On April 19, 1775, he heard the news of what the British had planned. General Gage of the British army was going to send troops to Lexington to capture Sam Adams and John Hancock. Paul Revere knew he had to do something. He got on his horse and went on a midnight ride threw the colonies. He yelled “The British Regulars are coming!” During his whole ride and told people “One if by land, two if

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    Paul Revere was born on January 1, 1735 and he died on May 10, 1818 at the age of 83. Paul Revere is buried at Granary burying ground in Boston, Massachusetts. Paul Revere had 16 kids total. He had 8 kids with his first wife, Sarah Orne, and 8 more kids with Rachel Walker. All of their kids names were Sarah Revere, Joseph Warren Revere, Maria Revere, Harriet Revere, Joshua Revere, Isanna Revere, Frances Revere, Lucy Revere, John Revere, Mary Revere, Paul Revere Jr., Deborah Revere, and Elizabeth

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    Paul revere was not a unique hero before the battle of Lexington, but for those who have only read the poem you think he was. Paul revere and his friend are the one making the plan. Paul revere and his friend are creating a signal to go Lexington. To get to the other side he will have to cross the mystic river. The british were planning an attack on the colonists. April 18th until April 19 1775 is when it happened only because they didn’t want monarchy.. Paul revere is doing it on horseback. You

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    The Portrait of Paul Revere is Copley’s only finished portrait of a craftsmen simply enjoying his cup of tea. The way that Copley depicted Paul Revere shows him as a man with little too no emotional appeal. Everything from the dark imaged background, too the blank expression on Pauls face too the lack of design on the tea cup symbolizes a simplistic state of absolute nothing. Copley depicted the image beautifully by only showing the upper level of Paul Revere while he is seated at

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    Paul Revere Short Story

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    Paul revere’s story It was an evening just like every other trying to live through the day without being attacked and holding down the town. Once the darkness hit that was the cue to go to bed so everybody went to bed and had a drink to help them relax. It was a quiet night and everybody was sleeping for the long day of training ahead. Soon little did we know a guy named Paul Revere was on a very important mission to tell the colonists in Concord. When he arrived, he first went to warn Adams and

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    Paul Revere was conceived January 1, 1735, in Boston, Massachusetts. He was the child of Apollos Rivoire, a French worker who had come to America at 13 years old, and the little girl of Deborah Hichborn a craftsman family. Apollos, who changed his name to the more English-sounding Paul not long after in the wake of landing in America, was a craftsman himself. After a long apprenticeship with a goldsmith, the senior Revere set up his very own shop in the occasionally harsh North End area of Boston

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    The painting of Paul revere by John Singleton Copley was painted in 1768. John Singleton Copley was an American artist and Paul Revere’s painting was done by oil on canvas. The dimensions of the painting are 89.22 by 72.39 cm. According to the metropolitan Museum of art, “Paul Revere is Copley’s only finished portrait of an artisan dressed in shirtsleeves and shown at work.” This painting was painted after the famous ride of Paul Revere. It portrays Paul Revere as a silversmith and a revolutionary

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    about? I'm talking about Paul Revere and his midnight ride. Late one april night in 1775 a guy named paul revere road his horse to warn the colonial army that british troops were incoming. Paul revere was born in boston and was a son of a silversmith. He was a strong supporter of the patriot cause and was a huge member of the sons of liberty. He helped spread propaganda, like the Boston Massacre, that helped america realize that they needed to separate from britain. Paul revere was a huge help in the

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