Paul Revere was waiting to see how many light switches his friend turned on 1 by car‚ 2 by boat‚ and 3 by plane. Paul Revere was just waiting then he saw the light switches turn on and he knew 1 by car and 1 turned on‚ so he thought they were coming by car‚ then he turned on 2 light switches‚ so Paul Revere thought they were coming by boat‚ then he saw 3 then he knew they were coming by plane. Then he saw his limo and told the driver to go and he was off to lexington telling everybody that the regulars
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wanted to overtake Boston‚ and they thought it would be near impossible if the hills were captured by the British. The Americans also wanted revenge on the British for shooting at them while they were retreating from the battle of Lexington and Concord. "Don ’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes" was a command given to the Americans to save their ammunition. The shots were fired on June 17‚ 1775 by about 2‚400 British and 1‚500 Americans. The British commanders were Lieutenant General
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In mid-1775‚ the Massachusetts Committee of Safety recruited only free Blacks. Salem had been sold to Major Lawson Buckminster‚ who freed him. He became one of the Minutemen heroes of the American Revolutionary War. On April 19‚ 1775‚ he fought at Concord‚ Massachusetts. A week later‚ he enlisted in Colonel Nixon’s Fifth Massachusetts Regiment. He served in Captain Drury’s company and fought with Drury at the Battle of Bunker Hill. At dawn on June 17‚ 1775‚ General William Howe ordered fire on the
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for warning the Patriots before the Battle of Concord. Under instructions from Dr. Joseph Warren‚ On April 18-19 of 1775‚ him and William Dawes waited to see how the oncoming British troops were coming. When they learned that the British were coming in from the sea‚ they rode to Lexington to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams that British troops were coming in. (3)(6) The duo‚ joined now by Dr. Samuel Prescott‚ they then attempted to ride to Concord‚ where important supplies were hidden. (2) Unfortunately
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Massachusetts was first colonized by principally English Europeans in the early 17th century‚ and became the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the 18th century. Prior to English colonization of the area‚ it was inhabited by a variety of mainly Algonquian-speaking indigenous tribes. The first permanent English settlement was established in 1620 with the founding of Plymouth Colony by the Pilgrims who sailed on the Mayflower. A second‚ shorter-lasting colony‚ was established near Plymouth in 1622 at
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Colonies. The Second Continental Congress created the Continental Army and George Washington was made the general of this army. He trained his men to fight the British and the first battle took place in Massachusets and was the Battle of Lexington and Concord. George Washington was an outstanding general. He and his troops won many battles with the British. He knew the country side so well that the British had no way of knowing when and where his troops would attack next. He took down many enemy troops
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2. How would you describe the setting of the story‚ and how does the setting contribute to the theme of the book? The setting of the story changes as the book goes on but for the most part the story takes place in Boston. The story first takes place in the Lapham household in the early 1770’s. The setting soon becomes the Lyte’s mansion‚ the courthouse‚ and various shops in Boston for a while
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singular moment‚ as if a singular sound were a wake-up call to the entire world‚ the war had started. All or none‚ freedom would be won‚ or the colonists would die trying. The morning of April 19‚ 1775‚ during the British stealth raid of Lexington and Concord‚ the famous “Shot heard around the world” sounded‚ indicating the start and breakout of an all-out war for independence‚ marking the start of the American Revolutionary War. In a last-resort attempt to peacefully resolve this conflict‚ the Continental
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Paul Revere’s ride by Henry David Longfellow was written in 1860. Henry david Longfellow was born in 1807 in maine and was a harvard scholar. The poem “Paul Revere’s Ride is one of his most known verses. Paul Revere was a silversmith and a colonist who took part in the boston tea party. Paul revere during the Revolutionary war was a rider for boston’s committee of safety. While Revere was in that position he made a warning system by using lanterns to warn minutemen of the british. Paul Revere is
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Tricky Trouble on the Two Twins This quote was said by William H. Prescott in an attempt to save ammunition in the Battle of Bunker Hill. This battle was both fought on both Bunker and the nearby Breed’s Hill. The Battle of Bunker Hill had many advantages and disadvantages for both the British and the colonists in the geography. They used many weapons in the battle‚ close range‚ long range and sometimes even both. The battle was intense and action-packed as well as devastating and absolutely
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