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The American RevolutionBoston, Massachusetts
The Man,
the Myth,
and the MilestoneBy Pamela DeAngelo
US History I
Danvers Public Schools
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• Complete your photo analysis worksheet.
• by John Singleton Copley
Who is this man?
• Complete your photo analysis worksheet.
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Who is this man?
Paul Revere's Famous Ride•Listen my children and you shall
hear•Of the midnight ride of Paul
Revere,•On the eighteenth of April, in
Seventy-five;•Hardly a man is now alive•Who remembers that famous day
and year.
Anticipation Guide
• Directions: Based upon what you already know about the American Revolution, decided whether the following statements are true or false.
Anticipation Guide
• Paul Revere’s message was to warn all Massachusetts towns from Boston to Concord that the Red Coats were coming.
• Paul Revere was an instant hero, known all around the country for his patriotic ride and inspired many others to risk their lives for freedom.
Anticipation Guide continued
• Paul Revere was the only man sent to deliver a message from Boston to Concord.
• Paul Revere was captured and questioned by the British.
Primary Source Discovery
• Use Paul Revere’s account of his famous ride to correct your anticipation guide.
Compare and Contrast
• Make a Venn Diagram to organize the similarities and differences between Paul Revere’s account of April 18, 1775 and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s account
Analyze
• Which document is a primary source and why?
• What factors could skew the accuracy of the primary source? Identify 1 example.
Forming an Opinion
• Write a statement, a formal declaration of your beliefs on the following topic:
• Should Paul Revere be remembered as he is today? Why or why not?
• Use 3 examples to support your opinion, information should come from the analysis work you just completed.
Lexington and Concord
• Thousands of patriots played important yet unnoticed roles in the American Revolution.
• Why don’t we remember them all?
• Many civilians sent messages from Boston to western Massachusetts on the night of April 18, 1775. Why?
Lexington and Concord
• Arsenal at Concord • John Hancock and Sam Adams at
Concord• The weapons and Revolutionary leaders
were moved before the British arrived. • 70 Minute Men from Lexington met 700
British Regulars on the morning of April 19, 1775.
Lexington and Concord
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Lexington and Concord
• No one knows who fired the first shot. • 15 minute skirmish, the British moved
on to Concord.• 8 Minute Men killed, 1 British soldier
killed • So why is this event known as “The
shot heard around the world.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Concord Hymn 1837
“A Glorious Day”• Significance:• Ignited the Continental Congress to:
1. form the Continental Army
2. appoint a commander
• 3. authorize the printing of paper money to pay the troops
• 4. form a committee to handle foreign affairs.
Address to the Soldiers, ground their arms
View of Boston1775
Boston assembles and prepares for war.
Map of Attack
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View of the Attack on Bunker’s Hill
• View of the Attack on Bunker's Hill, with
• the Burning of Charles Town, June 17, 1775.
• Engraving by Lodge after the drawing by Millar, n.d.
Americans Defeat the British at Boston
• Is this the end?
• Predict what will England do next based on their strengths?
• To be continued…