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Paul Revere’s AmericaPaul Revere’s America Paul Revere was born to Paul Revere was born to

Deborah and Apollos Deborah and Apollos RivoireRivoire

He was baptized in 1734He was baptized in 1734 Revere and his friends Revere and his friends

founded a bell ringers founded a bell ringers associationassociation

Revere’s major Revere’s major employment before the employment before the Revolution was a Revolution was a silversmithsilversmith

Paul Revere’s AmericaPaul Revere’s America Revere was first married to Sarah Revere was first married to Sarah

Orne. They had 8 children, but Orne. They had 8 children, but then Sarah passed awaythen Sarah passed away

He later married Rachel Walker He later married Rachel Walker and they had eight more children. and they had eight more children. Out of his 16 children, ten diedOut of his 16 children, ten died

In 1765, Revere joined an In 1765, Revere joined an association called “Sons of association called “Sons of Liberty”Liberty”

Revere was a leader in the Boston Revere was a leader in the Boston Tea PartyTea Party

General Gage’s DilemmaGeneral Gage’s Dilemma Lietenant-General Lietenant-General

Thomas Gage was Thomas Gage was commander in chief of commander in chief of British forces in the British forces in the New WorldNew World

General Gage didn’t General Gage didn’t like war and preferred like war and preferred to keep things peacefulto keep things peaceful

Gage was taken Gage was taken completely by surprise completely by surprise by the quarrel over the by the quarrel over the Stamp Act in 1765Stamp Act in 1765

General Gage’s DilemmaGeneral Gage’s Dilemma

In order to prevent a war, In order to prevent a war, General Gage came up with General Gage came up with some missions to remove some missions to remove enough weapons from the enough weapons from the Americans hands that they Americans hands that they couldn’t revoltcouldn’t revolt

The plans major weakness The plans major weakness was that it could only was that it could only succeed by suprisesucceed by suprise

First StrokesFirst Strokes The morning of 1774, Gage The morning of 1774, Gage

started his planstarted his plan The first step was to seize the The first step was to seize the

largest stock of gunpowder in largest stock of gunpowder in New EnglandNew England

He was successful, but the He was successful, but the people of New England took it people of New England took it as a sign of waras a sign of war

An angry mob exiled William An angry mob exiled William Brattles and forced Colonel Brattles and forced Colonel David Philips to swear in writing David Philips to swear in writing not to enforce the Coercive Actsnot to enforce the Coercive Acts

First StrokesFirst Strokes Gage ordered the town of Gage ordered the town of

Boston to be closed and Boston to be closed and fortified fortified

In early December 1774, In early December 1774, the British decided to the British decided to strike againstrike again

Paul Revere and his Paul Revere and his friends warned New friends warned New Hampshire of an incoming Hampshire of an incoming shipship

The warning was a great The warning was a great defeat to Gagedefeat to Gage

Mounting TensionsMounting Tensions

After many months of After many months of frost, Boston’s food was frost, Boston’s food was scarce. Disease and scarce. Disease and fights broke outfights broke out

The tension grew The tension grew worse- both Boston and worse- both Boston and the British were ready the British were ready for a fightfor a fight

A few times there were A few times there were misunderstandings and misunderstandings and war almost did startwar almost did start

Mounting TensionsMounting Tensions General Gage was subject to General Gage was subject to

many political comicsmany political comics In 1775, Gage was informed In 1775, Gage was informed

that 700 troops were on the that 700 troops were on the way- not the 20,000 he way- not the 20,000 he wanted. He was told to ask wanted. He was told to ask his “friends from government his “friends from government in New England” for morein New England” for more

The kings ministers were The kings ministers were optimistic. They had optimistic. They had suppressed Ireland, Scotland, suppressed Ireland, Scotland, the Colonies and England the Colonies and England itselfitself

The MissionThe Mission

Gage thought he Gage thought he must strike quickly must strike quickly at the heart of the at the heart of the rebel movementrebel movement

The New England The New England leaders resolved not leaders resolved not to move until Gage to move until Gage committed his forcescommitted his forces

Gage’s first target Gage’s first target was Concordwas Concord

The MissionThe Mission Gage believed the expedition might be resisted by Gage believed the expedition might be resisted by

armed force and urged many precautionsarmed force and urged many precautions Major Mitchell and his men patrolled the road to Major Mitchell and his men patrolled the road to

ConcordConcord They made a mistake though when a farmer, They made a mistake though when a farmer,

mistaking them for countrymen, came up to them to mistaking them for countrymen, came up to them to find out what was happeningfind out what was happening

One of the soldiers slashed him across the face. They One of the soldiers slashed him across the face. They warned him that his house would be burned if he told warned him that his house would be burned if he told anyone what had happened.anyone what had happened.

He went home, bandaged his head and set out to He went home, bandaged his head and set out to spread the wordspread the word

The news spread quickly spread across the The news spread quickly spread across the countryside… to Paul Revere’s ears…countryside… to Paul Revere’s ears…