Who fired first at Lexington and Concord? Leading up to the incident at Lexington and Concord‚ we see that tensions mound all over the colonies because of all of the passing of several laws such as the sugar act‚ stamp and Townshend acts. To these the people responded furiously with acts such as the Boston massacre and the Boston tea party. With tensions already at a high it was already a matter of time to see which side was going to fire first; this point came on the 19th of April when a group
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they came to the British patrol stopped and captured the revere and dawes group retreated back to Lexington where Prescott and the British continued there route where Edward Gould’s Affidavit group had fired first after the provincials had retreated back to the Concord‚ where then after they returned with up to three to four hundred people is when Edward Gould’s Affidavits group had drew up on the Concord side of the bridge‚ in which they were the first to fire‚ killing some of the men. My theory came
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Prescott. He was the only one of the Three Riders who made it to Concord and he gets no Credit. Paul Revere over shadowed Prescott. Prescott is the most important member of the Midnight ride. Prescott did a lot for our country in that one night. Samuel Prescott should be remembered as a hero for his actions‚ and had a major effect on the defense against the British during the Revolution. Samuel Prescott was born on August 19‚ 1751‚ in Concord‚ Massachusetts. Samuel Prescott the son of Dr. Abel and Abigail
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THE HISTORY OF PAUL REVERE Paul Revere was born in the North End of Boston on December 21‚ 1734. His father‚ a French Huguenot was name Apollo Revere‚ came to Boston at the age of 13 and was apprenticed to the silversmith John Coney. By the time the married Deborah Hitch born‚ a member of a long-standing Boston family that owned a small shipping wharf‚ in 1729‚ Revere had anglicized his name to Paul Revere. Their son‚ Paul Revere‚ was the third of 12 children and eventually the eldest surviving
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Phan 1 Scott Phan Mrs. Davis English 8H‚ Period 3 15 November‚ 2014 Paul Revere’s True Midnight Ride On the evening of April 18‚ 1775‚ Paul Revere was sent for by Dr. Joseph Warren and instructed to ride to Lexington‚ Massachusetts‚ to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock that British troops were marching to arrest them. By now‚ most of the Massachusetts Patriot leaders had taken refuge in outlying communities‚ fearing arrest by British officials
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Before You Read Johnny Tremain Chapters 9–12 FOCUS ACTIVITY Do you think that an individual can play an important role in historical events? Do you think that a small number of people who are deeply committed to a cause have the power to change the course of history? Why or why not? Share Ideas In a small group‚ discuss the questions listed above. Challenge group members to support their ideas and opinions with specific examples from history or from the real events and characters described in the
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1818. (1) He was someone who showed a lot of determination during his life. He fought in the French and Indian War against the French and later on joined the Sons of Liberty in their fight for independence. He was best known for his midnight to Lexington and to warn people of the oncoming British soldiers‚ a battle that would begin the American Revolutionary War. His journey was later written into a poem that would leave him forever know in history. I think that Paul Revere was a very inspirational
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On March 5‚ 1770 the Boston Massacre occurred. A mob of colonists had assembled at the Custom House. Many of them began shouting and throwing things at the soldiers. The soldiers began to fire on the colonists without the order from Captain Preston‚ and five of the colonists were shot and killed. There was a trial several months later‚ where Captain Preston was legally represented by John Adams. Captain Preston was acquitted. Six of the eight soldiers under trial were acquitted. Two soldiers were
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African Americans in the American Revolution Leading into the American Revolution‚ African Americans were placed in a dilemma of whether to rebel or remain faithful to the crown. There were two sides of the American Revolution; the Patriots (also known as the rebels)‚ were the Americans that wanted to gain their independence from Great Britain. The Loyalist was the people who wanted to stay under the control of Great Britain. Some African Americans joined the Loyalist because they were promised
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British and the Americans who supported Britain). The first shot fired which began the war on April 19‚ 1775 at the battle of Lexington and Concord and the Treaty of Paris officially ended the war on April 17‚ 1783. The war was fought throughout the 13 colonies. For example‚ the battle of Saratoga and Long Island were fought in New York and the battle Lexington and Concord and Bunker Hill were fought in Massachusetts. Some causes of the war were the Boston Massacre when the Americans were harassing
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