In 1774 and the Spring of 1775 Paul Revere was employed by the Boston Committee of Correspondence and the Massachusetts Committee of Safety as an express rider to carry news messages and copies of resolutions as far away as New York and Philadelphia ID: 583414
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THE MIDNIGHT RIDE
In 1774 and the Spring of 1775
Paul Revere
was employed by the Boston Committee of Correspondence and the Massachusetts Committee of Safety as an express rider to carry news, messages, and copies of resolutions as far away as New York and Philadelphia
.
On the evening of April 18, 1775, Paul Revere was sent for by Dr. Joseph Warren and instructed to ride to
Lexington, Massachusetts
, to warn
Samuel
Adams
and
John Hancock
that British troops were marching to arrest them. After being rowed across the Charles River to Charlestown by two associates, Paul Revere borrowed a horse from his friend Deacon John Larkin.
While
in Charlestown, he verified that the local "Sons of Liberty" committee had seen his pre-arranged signals. (Two lanterns had been hung briefly in the bell-tower of Christ Church in Boston, indicating that troops would row "by sea" across the Charles River to Cambridge, rather than marching "by land" out Boston Neck. Revere had arranged for these signals the previous weekend, as he was afraid that he might be prevented from leaving Boston
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On the way to Lexington, Revere "alarmed" the country-side, stopping at each house, and arrived in Lexington about midnight. As he approached the house where Adams and Hancock were staying, a sentry asked that he not make so much noise. "Noise!" cried Revere, "You'll have noise enough before long.
The
regulars are coming out
!" After delivering his message, Revere was joined by a second rider,
William Dawes
, who had been sent on the same errand by a different route. Deciding on their own to continue on to
Concord, Massachusetts
, where weapons and supplies were hidden, Revere and Dawes were joined by a third rider,
Dr. Samuel Prescott
. Soon after, all three were arrested by a British patrol. Prescott escaped almost immediately, and Dawes soon after. Revere was held for some time and then released. Left without a horse, Revere returned to Lexington in time to witness part of the battle on the Lexington Green
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DIRECTIONS TO COLOR THE MAP
REVERE’S ROUTE
Color Paul Revere’s route
blue
.
Revere’s route starts in Charlestown
C
olor the path
blue
that starts in Charlestown to the first “Y”/split in the road.
Color the path
left
at the “Y”/
split
until he runs into the
British Patrol.
Color the path back at the “Y” this time to the right.
Revere’s direction will change to the west (left at the Isaac Hall House.)
After Revere passes Medford to his north his direction will change to the south.
Color Revere’s route
blue
south to
Menotomy
.
Revere will ride simultaneously with Dawes from
Menotomy
past the
B
uckman
Tavern to the north until they reach the
H
ancock-Clark House in Lexington. (
Be sure you show both Revere’s
blue
and Dawe’s
green
path for this portion of the ride.
Both Revere and Dawes will travel together away from Lexington towards Concord
Color the simultaneous
blue
/
green
path just past the “Y” split towards Concord
Revere will join up with Dr. Samuel Prescott from just past the split until they run into the British patrol. This should be a tri-colored path of
blue
/
green
/
purple
Since Revere never makes it Concord, his
blue
path should end at the British patrolSlide5
DIRECTIONS TO COLOR THE MAP
DAWES’ ROUTE
Color William Dawes’ route
green
Dawe’s route starts in Boston
C
olor the path
green
that starts in Boston
to the first “Y”/split in the
road
Color the path to the right at the “Y” split
Dawes will travel north crossing the Charles river and Cambridge to the west
Continue to color Dawes’ route
green
until Dawe’s meets Revere at
Menotomy
Dawes will ride simultaneously with Revere from
Menotomy
past the
B
uckman
Tavern to the north until they reach the
H
ancock-Clark House in Lexington.
(be sure you show both Dawes’
green
and Revere’s
blue
path for this portion of the ride.
Both Revere and Dawes will travel together away from Lexington towards Concord
Color the simultaneous
blue
/
green
path just past the “Y” split towards Concord
Revere will join up with Dr. Samuel Prescott from just past the split until they run into the British patrol. This should be a tri-colored path of
blue
/
green
/
purple
Since
Dawes
never makes it Concord, his
green
path should end at the British patrolSlide6
DIRECTIONS TO COLOR THE MAP
PRESCOTT’S ROUTE
Color Dr. Samuel
P
rescott’s route
purple
Prescott’s route starts just after meeting Revere and Dawes on the path to Concord.
Prescott
will join up
with Revere and Dawes from
just past the
Concord/Lexington “
Y”split
until they run into the British patrol. This should be a tri-colored path of
blue
/
green
/
purple
Only Dr. Samuel Prescott makes it the entire way to Concord; so color a
purple
path from the British Patrol on the road to Concord west to the edge of the map (This represents the continued road to Concord)