Story of Paul Revere
Created by Miss Vo
Early Life
 Born in Boston's North End in
December, 1734
 Primary vocations:
– Silver/goldsmith
– Copperplate engraver
– Dentist
Role leading to American Revolution
 Friends with political activists; member of the “Sons of
Liberty”
 Gathered intelligence information by “Watching the
Movements of the British soldiers”
 Courier for the Boston Committee of Correspondence and
the Massachusetts Committee of Safety
Role leading to American Revolution
 Spread word of the Boston
Tea Party to New York and
Philadelphia
 Participated in Boston
Massacre
Famous Midnight Ride
 Occurred at 10 pm on the
night of April 18, 1775
 Rode to Lexington,
Massachusetts, to warn
Samuel Adams and John
Hancock that British troops
were marching to arrest
them
Famous Midnight Ride
 A signal had to be given
to indicate whether the
British were coming by
land or by sea
– 2 lit lanterns indicates
that the British were
coming by sea; 1 lit
lantern would mean by
land
 One lantern was lit
indicating that the British
were coming by land
After the American Revolution
 Ran a small hardware
store
 Opened the first copper
rolling mill in North
America
 Died May 10, 1818 at the
age of 83
Paul Revere’s Ride
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1860
Excerpt
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.
My Comprehension Questions
What was Paul Revere’s
role in the American
Revolution?
 Name at least one
vocation Paul Revere had
before the American
Revolution.
 How did Paul Revere warn
the colonists that the
British were coming?

Works Cited
Boston Travel Info.
paul-revere-house.boston-travel-info.com/
I used this website to obtain a picture of a statue of Paul Revere.
The Blue Darter’s Guide to the American Revolution
http://darter.ocps.net/classroom/revolution/revere.htm
I used this website to gather facts about Paul Revere’s life.
Child Light
www.childlight.com/revere/ html_pages/photos.htm
I used this website to obtain a picture of the map of Paul Revere’s ride.
John Singleton Copley
http://www.worcesterart.org/Collection/Early_American/Artists/copley/biography/content.html
I used a painting of Paul Revere for my title page from this website.
Works Cited
Paul Revere
http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/as/education/projects/webunits/khistory/paul.html
I used this website to quote an excerpt of the poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Paul Revere House
http://www.paulreverehouse.org/index.html
I used this website to research information about Paul Revere’s life and his famous
midnight ride. I also obtained several pictures from here.
The Historic Paul Revere
http://www.cvesd.k12.ca.us/finney/paulvm/h2_hist.html
This website provided me with a picture of the Boston Massacre.
Midnight Rider: A Paul Revere Virtual Museum
http://www.cvesd.k12.ca.us/finney/paulvm/_welcomepv.html
I obtained a picture of Paul Revere at this website.