The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere

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  1. Paul Revere
    American silversmith remembered for his midnight ride (celebrated in a poem by Longfellow) to warn the colonists in Lexington and Concord that British troops were coming (1735-1818)
    The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
    The role for which he is most remembered today was as a night-time messenger on horseback just before the battles of Lexington and Concord.
  2. Lexington
    a city in eastern Kentucky
    The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
    The role for which he is most remembered today was as a night-time messenger on horseback just before the battles of Lexington and Concord.
  3. William Dawes
    American patriot who rode with Paul Revere to warn that the British were advancing on Lexington and Concord (1745-1799)
    His famous "Midnight Ride" occurred on the night of April 18/April 19, 1775, when he and William Dawes were instructed by Dr. Joseph Warren to ride from Boston to Lexington to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams of the movements of the British Army, which was beginning a march from Boston to Lexington, ostensibly to arrest Hancock and Adams and seize the weapons stores in Concord.
  4. John Hancock
    American revolutionary patriot who was president of the Continental Congress; was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1793)
    His famous "Midnight Ride" occurred on the night of April 18/April 19, 1775, when he and William Dawes were instructed by Dr. Joseph Warren to ride from Boston to Lexington to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams of the movements of the British Army, which was beginning a march from Boston to Lexington, ostensibly to arrest Hancock and Adams and seize the weapons stores in Concord.
  5. Lexington and Concord
    the first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775)
    The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
    The role for which he is most remembered today was as a night-time messenger on horseback just before the battles of Lexington and Concord.
  6. Boston Tea Party
    demonstration (1773) by citizens of Boston who (disguised as Native Americans) raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor; organized as a protest against taxes on tea
    The British army (the King's "regulars") had been stationed in Boston since the ports were closed in the wake of the Boston Tea Party, and was under constant surveillance by Revere and other patriots as word began to spread that they were planning a move.
  7. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
    United States poet remembered for his long narrative poems
    In 1861, over 40 years after his death, the ride became the subject of "Paul Revere's Ride", a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
  8. confiscate
    take temporary possession of a security by legal authority
    The British officers became alarmed, confiscated Revere's horse, and rode toward the Meeting-house.
  9. route
    an established line of travel or access
    At about 11 pm, Revere was sent by Dr. Warren across the Charles River to Charlestown, on the opposite shore, where he could begin a ride to Lexington, while Dawes was sent the long way around, via the Boston Neck and the land route to Lexington.
  10. militia
    civilians trained as soldiers, not part of the regular army
    Revere and Dawes, meanwhile, decided to ride on toward Concord, where the militia's arsenal was hidden.
  11. patriot
    one who loves and defends his or her country
    The British army (the King's "regulars") had been stationed in Boston since the ports were closed in the wake of the Boston Tea Party, and was under constant surveillance by Revere and other patriots as word began to spread that they were planning a move.
  12. detain
    cause to be slowed down or delayed
    Revere, Dawes, and Prescott were detained by British troops in Lincoln at a roadblock on the way to Concord.
  13. signal
    any action or gesture that encodes a message
    In the days before April 18, Revere had instructed Robert Newman, the sexton of the Old North Church, to send a signal by lantern to alert colonists in Charlestown as to the movements of the troops when the information became known.
  14. rider
    a traveler who actively sits and travels on an animal
    By the end of the night there were probably as many as 40 riders throughout Middlesex County carrying the news of the army's advancement.
  15. Massachusetts
    a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
    The full ride used Main Street in Charlestown, Broadway and Main Street in Somerville, Main Street and High Street in Medford, to Arlington center, and Massachusetts Avenue the rest of the way (an old alignment through Arlington Heights is called "Paul Revere Road").
  16. liberty
    freedom of choice
    On the night of April 18, 1775, the army began its move across the Charles River toward Lexington, and the Sons of Liberty immediately went into action.
Created on Wed Nov 03 16:48:05 EDT 2010

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