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Paul Revere
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1 When
you think of a patriot galloping through the night, who
comes to mind? Perhaps another clue would help. He is incorrectly
credited with the words "The British are coming, The British are
coming!" as he rode toward Concord, Massachusetts.
2 So
who was this man making the midnight ride? His name was
Paul Revere. He was born in Boston in 1734. His father was a
French immigrant who learned the goldsmith trade, while his mother
was from an English family. Paul learned the silver and gold smithing
trade from his father. When he was about 19, his father died
suddenly, leaving him in charge of the family.
3 He
stayed there for two years until he volunteered to fight in the
French and Indian Wars. A year later, in August 1757, he married
Sarah Orne. Together they had eight children. When she died in
1773, he married Rachel Walker with whom he had another eight
children.
4 When
Revere returned to the family business, he did so in a big
way. Not only did he produce some of the finest examples of
American silver smithing, he did other work as well. He engraved copper
plates for illustrations in books, business cards, and even menus. When
that work was slow, he also did dental work, carving teeth out of walrus
tusk, and wiring together false teeth.
5 Paul
Revere slowly became involved in politics through contacts in business
and through friends. Before the Revolutionary War, he gathered
information on the movements of British troops. He even took part in the
Boston Tea Party, although he never spoke of it. He had promised not to.
He also rode as a courier taking information to the Continental Congress
in Philadelphia.
6 Late
in the evening of April 18, 1775, Revere was given instructions to go to
Lexington. He was to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock that the British
soldiers were coming to arrest them. He delivered his message, but
continued his ride on to Concord, Massachusetts to warn the people of
the soldier's approach. In those days, the colonists still considered
themselves "British" so Revere would not have shouted "The British are
coming!" His words were probably closer to "The British regulars
(soldiers) are marching!" He never did actually make it to Concord. He
was stopped by British soldiers and held for a short time. When he was
released, he walked home because they kept his horse.
7 After
an undistinguished career in the army during the Revolutionary War, he
returned home again. He began expanding the family business. He opened a
foundry which made brass fittings for the shipyards of Boston. He even
produced bells of many sizes.
8 In
1801, he opened the first copper rolling mill in North America. His mill
produced the copper sheeting which covered the hull of the USS
Constitution.
9 When
he retired at the age of 76, Paul Revere left his thriving copper
business in the hands of his sons and grandsons. The deaths of his wife
Rachel and son Paul two years later caused him great sorrow, but he
retained his health and vitality.
10 Revere
died of natural causes on May 10, 1818 at the age of 83. Born the son of
an immigrant artisan, he had a hand in the shaping of his country. An
obituary in the Boston newspaper said, "Seldom has the tomb closed upon
a life so honorable and useful." His grave can be found in Boston's
Granary Burying Ground.
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Paul Revere's Ride (the first two
stanza's)
By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1860
LISTEN, my children, and you shall hear
Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere,
On the eighteenth of April, in
Seventy-Five;
Hardly a man is now alive
Who remembers that famous day and year.
He said to his friend, "If the British
march
By land or sea from the town to-night,
Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch
Of the North Church tower, as a signal
light, --
One, if by land, and two, if by sea;
And I on the opposite shore will be,
Ready to ride and spread the alarm
Through every Middlesex village and farm,
For the country-folk to be up and to arm."
Paul Revere
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Mixed Review
(Answer ID #
0172121)
Complete.
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Divide. Add up to 2 zeros in the
dividend to solve each division problem.
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Complete.
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Matching
Write the letter for the word that best matches the definition.
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Language Arts
Fill in each blank with a word from the box to make a compound word.
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Rewrite each sentence. Add punctuation
marks where they belong.
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Write the words in the correct order to
form a sentence.
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