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[[Image:Paul Revere.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Paul Revere]]

'''Paul Revere''' (1734-1818) American patriot, silversmith, and engraver in colonial America, best known for his ride in the Massachusetts countryside on the night of April 18, 1775, warning the residents of a march of British troops from Boston towards the armories at Lexington and Concord; his actions allowed the colonists to assemble for the first colonist victory in the [[American Revolution]].

'''Paul Revere''' (1734-1818) American patriot, silversmith, and engraver in colonial America, best known for his ride in the Massachusetts countryside on the night of April 18, 1775. The ride served two purposes. First, to alert residents of the coming British troops. But second, he rang bells to to warn the British that the colonies would be armed and free, and neither would be taken away<ref>http://www.npr.org/2011/06/06/137011636/how-accurate-were-palins-comments-on-paul-revere</ref>. His actions allowed the colonists to assemble for the first colonist victory in the [[American Revolution]].

==Early life==

==Early life==

Paul Revere died at his home in Boston on May 10, 1818, and is buried at the Granary Burying Ground.

Paul Revere died at his home in Boston on May 10, 1818, and is buried at the Granary Burying Ground.

His midnight ride was immortalized by a poem by [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]].<ref>[http://www.hwlongfellow.org/works_paul_reveres_ride.shtml]</ref><ref>[http://www.bartleby.com/42/789.html]</ref>

His midnight ride was immortalized by a poem by [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]].<ref>http://www.hwlongfellow.org/works_paul_reveres_ride.shtml</ref><ref>http://www.bartleby.com/42/789.html</ref>  

 

Sarah Palin, the Republican Party's 2008 Vice-Presidential candidate, suggested in 2011 that Paul Revere also warned the British against any attempt to disarm the colonialists, and that his ride resulted in bells being rung. In response, liberal journalists and commentators ridiculed Palin, saying that her depiction of these events was illogical and her knowledge of history lacking. Speaking during an interview with National Public Radio, however, the head of the history department of Suffolk College in Boston supported Palin and verified that both events did occur. <ref>http://www.npr.org/2011/06/06/137011636/how-accurate-were-palins-comments-on-paul-revere</ref>

==References==

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[[Category:American Revolution]]

[[Category:American Revolution]]