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→Patriotism: Revere's ride north has become commonly known as the Portsmouth Alarm.
==Patriotism==
==Patriotism==
He was a committed patriot, a member of the [[Sons of Liberty]] in Boston; he was among the group of fifty who donned Indian dress and raided several British merchant ships in an act of protest of taxation without representation in the [[Boston Tea Party]] of 1773. In 1774, Revere rode north to New Hampshire to warn them of British plans for [[Fort William and Mary]]. The fort was lightly guarded, and was subsequently raided for its military supplies.<ref>[https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/paul-revere-rode-new-hampshire/ When Paul Revere Rode to New Hampshire]</ref>
He was a committed patriot, a member of the [[Sons of Liberty]] in Boston; he was among the group of fifty who donned Indian dress and raided several British merchant ships in an act of protest of taxation without representation in the [[Boston Tea Party]] of 1773. In 1774, Revere rode north to New Hampshire to warn them of British plans for [[Fort William and Mary]]. The fort was lightly guarded, and was subsequently raided for its military supplies.<ref>[https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/paul-revere-rode-new-hampshire/ When Paul Revere Rode to New Hampshire]</ref> Revere's ride north has become commonly known as the Portsmouth Alarm.<ref>[https://www.wmur.com/article/new-hampshire-s-role-in-revolutionary-war/5134197 New Hampshire's role in the Revolutionary War]</ref>
On April 16, 1775, aware of pending troop movements, he rode to Concord, Massachusetts to warn residents there and urge them to move their stockpile of arms. Two nights later in April 18, he observed a pre-arranged signal of lanterns hung in the bell tower of the Old North Church and knew that British regulars had been ferried across the Charles River to Cambridge.<ref>http://www.paulreverehouse.org/ride/real.html</ref>
On April 16, 1775, aware of pending troop movements, he rode to Concord, Massachusetts to warn residents there and urge them to move their stockpile of arms. Two nights later in April 18, he observed a pre-arranged signal of lanterns hung in the bell tower of the Old North Church and knew that British regulars had been ferried across the Charles River to Cambridge.<ref>http://www.paulreverehouse.org/ride/real.html</ref>