Paul Revere, a Famous Patriot. by Beth S. '04

Paul Revere is remembered for his role in the American Revolution. Paul Revere is known for the horse ride he took to warn the Patriots that the British were coming. My paper will include this and more facts about Paul Revere.
When Paul Revere was growing up in Boston, he worked with his father in his silversmith shop. He also went to school at a Dame School, which was at a woman's house. He stayed there until he was eight years old. Then he went to a boys' school called the North Writing School until he was 13 years old. He dropped out and became an apprentice at his father's shop. His father died when Paul was 19 years old. His mother ran the shop until Paul was old enough to take over. As a hobby, Paul also rang the church bells.
When Paul Revere was 21, he fought in the French and Indian War. He marched to Fort William Henry in Lake George, New York. More soldiers died from disease in this war than from fighting. Paul went back to Massachusetts after the war.
After the war, Paul inherited his father's silversmith shop and all of its equipment. He became one of the best silversmiths in Boston at that time. He was also a talented engraver.
There were two political groups in Boston at that time. The King of England, George III, was trying to keep control of the colonies and its people. Some colonists supported this idea and other didn't. Paul considered himself a Patriot. They did not believe the king had the right to make laws for the colonists. The other group was the Tories. Tories supported the King of England.
Paul Revere became a messenger for the Sons and Daughter's of Liberty, which was a group of Patriots. On April 18, 1775, Paul Revere and Charles Dawes started their rides to Lexington to warn people that the Regulars were coming. They used lanterns in the steeple of the Old North Church to tell if the British were coming by land or by sea. One lantern meant that the British were coming by land, and two lanterns meant that the British were coming by sea. Paul Revere had to cross the Charles River so that he would be able to warn the people on the other side. Halfway to Concord, Paul was caught by the British and his horse was taken away. He had to walk by foot back to Boston.
During the rest of the war he was a lieutenant colonel for the fort on Castle Island. After the war he went home and worked as a silversmith, dentist, and engraver. After his first wife Sarah died, he remarried to Rachel Walker. He had eight children with each wife. He died on May 10, 1818, at the age of 83 years old.

Paul Revere is one of the my favorite people from American Revolution. His ride warning the colonists that the Regulars were coming helped the Patriots win the Revolutionary War. Because of his courage and planning, the Patriots won against the king's forces. Paul Revere helped start our new country, America. Beth (right) and friends in front of Paul Revere's Grave Marker in Boston.