Paul Revere

Born in 1735, Paul Revere grew up in Massachusetts to later become an American Patriot, known for his acts of bravery. Paul is also known for many, many accomplishments and inventions. This is the story of Paul Revere. Paul Revere was born on January 1,1735 in North End of Boston, Massachusetts. Paul was the son of Apollos Rivoire, a French immigrant and silversmith, and Deborah Hitchborn of Boston Massachusetts. He was the third born child, but unfortunately he would be the oldest of seven…

John Adams- During Adams's presidency, a war between the French and British was causing political difficulties for the United States. Adams's administration focused its diplomatic efforts on France, whose government had suspended commercial relations. Adams sent three commissioners to France, but the French refused to negotiate unless the United States agreed to pay what amounted to a bribe. When this became public knowledge, the nation broke out in favor of war. However, Adams did not call for…

The whole book starts out in the view of the sentry on guard of the customs house. The soldiers have just come in to Boston from out of another city, and the tensions are very very high between the soldiers and the natives of Boston. With all of these tensions a guard describes his experience of him guarding the customs house late at night during winter when a mob quickly appears and advances on him and the other guards that have shown up as the mob has. Then someone yells fire as bells are…

The Sons Of Liberty were a secret society, and only men could participate. The people who led the group were, John Hancock and Samuel Adams. Even Paul Revere was in the group. Woman could not participate because men thought they were only good for, cooking, cleaning and tending to the family. Woman were not really treated fair or appreciated in the year 1775, and even long before that and after that…

to seize the arms. The Colonist knew of Gages plans however, and were vigilant. After that came about the most famous ride in American history- that of Paul Revere. Revere was among a small group of Patriots whose job it was to keep track of the movements of the British. On the evening of the 18th, the British were observed gathering. Paul Revere gave the word to light two lanterns at the North Church, thus complying with a prearranged signal, "one…

“Listen my children, and you shall hear”, Paul Revere and the American Revolution by Ethel Ames is about Paul Revere's journey to stop the red coats from invading. Paul Revere's ride by Henry Longfellow is about the ride of what Paul Revere had. How accurate was Paul Revere's poem by Franklin Johnson was about how historically accurate Paul Revere's ride by Henry Longfellow was. The poem Paul Revere's ride by Henry Longfellow had many historically inaccuracies. Three ways he got the poem was…

“Listen, my children, and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere...” (Longfellow par. 1). These words by Longfellow seem to spring into the mind when looking at The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere by Grant Wood. Grant Wood’s painting presents an idealized portrayal of a well-known event in American history in a time when when America had lost its luster. Upon first looking at the painting, the eye is drawn immediately to the church that stands in the foreground. The white church…

On March 5, 1770, a group of colonists and British Officials met on the street. A fight broke out leaving four colonists dead. This event later became known as the Boston Massacre, as it took place in Boston, arguably the most rebellious of the thirteen colonies. The relation between the colonists and the British was tense, as expected, insults were often passed back and forth between the two parties. But the most violent exchange was the Boston Massacre which left the freed black man Crispus…

The following photo is artwork that depicted the Battle of Jemappes: a battle between French and Austrian troops that took place near Jemappes, Belgium on November 6, 1792 (Rickard). Henry Scheffer, a Dutch/French painter made a rendition of Horace Vernet’s depiction of this event, which was originally created in 1821. Taking a deeper look into the French Revolution and it’s contributing factors, we can see how this battle, like many others, showed the true passion of war and why exactly this…

Boston Massacre Massacre: an indiscriminate and brutal slaughter of people; deliberately and violently kill (large number of people) The amount of troops populating Boston became too much for the citizens to handle. Their privacy was being stolen, as were their basic human rights. People grew frustrated and decided that it was time to ridicule the soldiers in a mob to make things better. But, later that night the tables turned for the worse in an act that will mark America´s history forever.…