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The Importance Of Paul Revere
Paul Revere, one of the most recognisable names from the American Revolution, was the man who warned American soldiers of the incoming British invasion may not have been as courageous as you might suspect from someone fighting the British.
Paul Revere was a colonist in Massachusetts Bay during the time of the American Revolution. Paul was a Son of Liberty and because of that, and probably his skill skill at horse riding, Paul was chosen to warn the colonists and the British force that would be attacking. Though what Paul Revere did was important, he was not brave.

The first reason is that Doctor Joseph Warren had basically ordered Paul to ride out and warn people of the British. It was not because Revere wanted to. Paul the rode away from

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