Paul Revere’s RideRebecca Wasmund

Chapter 1 Paul Revere was a fiercely

Yankee artisan Helped start a revolution,

but was generally opposed to change and favored tradition

Was upper-class, self-made, mostly known for his work with silver rather than gold

His art has distinctive qualities, didn’t always pay close attention to detail

Dedicated learner, hardworking

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Chapter 1 - Cont Apollos Rivoire (Paul’s

father) was sent to America at a young age to make his way

Entered shop of an artisan and showed great talent

When his master died, he set himself up as a goldsmith in Boston

Changed family name to Revere because it was easier to pronounce

Paul grew up among his mother’s side of the family - Hitchborns

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Chapter 2 General Gage had large

forces at his disposal Was appointed royal

governor of Massachusetts with orders to bring peace

Found it frustrating that the colonists were of the same blood, but infuriatingly stubborn

Absolute opposite of Paul Revere

Gage was stubbornly faithful and unfortunate in war, but was successful as a peacetime soldier

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Chapter 2 - Cont Gage didn’t believe the

king’s orders of leniency were effective

Gage recommended the quartering of troops in Boston

Personally selected a notorious regiment - resulted in massacre

Did not support democracy Was on leave in England

during Boston Tea party - king personally praised him for predicting the problem

Planned to make a stand and remove munitions from arsenals - secrecy key

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Chapter 3 Towns had already

withdrawn their supplies of gunpowder

Gage marched there to withdraw remainder

New Englanders were furious and declared war

Whigs - focused on the spirit of liberty

Gage had underestimated the tempers of the New Englanders

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Chapter 3 - Cont Became cautious -

concentrated forces in Boston

Begged England for reinforcements

Revere rode ahead of soldiers multiple times to warn towns that Britain was marching to remove their gunpowder

Never succeeded in removing gunpowder

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Chapter 4 Men knew that conflict

was inevitable British army was sick

throughout the winter, drunkenness also a problem

Unrest problematic among British soldiers after having a winter with nothing to do

Even unrest among commanders

Bostonians - contemptuous of British soldiers

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Chapter 4 - Cont Presses still free in

Boston, colonists took advantage of this

Britain enraged at printing of things that lambasted them

Gage was commanded to arrest the leaders of the provincial congress

Britain optimistic about outcome - had suppressed such uprisings successfully in the past

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