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The American RevolutionBoston, Massachusetts

The Man,

the Myth,

and the MilestoneBy Pamela DeAngelo

US History I

Danvers Public Schools

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Who is this man?

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Who is this man?

Paul Revere's Famous Ride•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.

Anticipation Guide

• Directions: Based upon what you already know about the American Revolution, decided whether the following statements are true or false.

Anticipation Guide

• Paul Revere’s message was to warn all Massachusetts towns from Boston to Concord that the Red Coats were coming.

• Paul Revere was an instant hero, known all around the country for his patriotic ride and inspired many others to risk their lives for freedom.

Anticipation Guide continued

• Paul Revere was the only man sent to deliver a message from Boston to Concord.

• Paul Revere was captured and questioned by the British.

Primary Source Discovery

• Use Paul Revere’s account of his famous ride to correct your anticipation guide.

Compare and Contrast

• Make a Venn Diagram to organize the similarities and differences between Paul Revere’s account of April 18, 1775 and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s account

Analyze

• Which document is a primary source and why?

• What factors could skew the accuracy of the primary source? Identify 1 example.

Forming an Opinion

• Write a statement, a formal declaration of your beliefs on the following topic:

• Should Paul Revere be remembered as he is today? Why or why not?

• Use 3 examples to support your opinion, information should come from the analysis work you just completed.

Lexington and Concord

• Thousands of patriots played important yet unnoticed roles in the American Revolution.

• Why don’t we remember them all?

• Many civilians sent messages from Boston to western Massachusetts on the night of April 18, 1775. Why?

Lexington and Concord

• Arsenal at Concord • John Hancock and Sam Adams at

Concord• The weapons and Revolutionary leaders

were moved before the British arrived. • 70 Minute Men from Lexington met 700

British Regulars on the morning of April 19, 1775.

Lexington and Concord

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Lexington and Concord

• No one knows who fired the first shot. • 15 minute skirmish, the British moved

on to Concord.• 8 Minute Men killed, 1 British soldier

killed • So why is this event known as “The

shot heard around the world.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Concord Hymn 1837

“A Glorious Day”• Significance:• Ignited the Continental Congress to:

1. form the Continental Army

2. appoint a commander

• 3. authorize the printing of paper money to pay the troops

• 4. form a committee to handle foreign affairs.

Address to the Soldiers, ground their arms

View of Boston1775

Boston assembles and prepares for war.

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View of the Attack on Bunker’s Hill

• View of the Attack on Bunker's Hill, with

• the Burning of Charles Town, June 17, 1775.

• Engraving by Lodge after the drawing by Millar, n.d.

Americans Defeat the British at Boston

• Is this the end?

• Predict what will England do next based on their strengths?

• To be continued…