1. Paul Revere
1735 - 1818 By: Ms. Otten
Cedar Hill Elementary

2. The Early Years...
He later
Paul’s father,
changed Apollos,
the
family immigrated last name
to
from the Rivoire British
to
Revere Colonies because
from
he France wanted when
their
last he was name 13.
to
sound English.
(His father also went by
the nickname, “Paul.”)

3. Following in his father’s footsteps…
Paul was an
apprentice to his
These were made
by Revere & Sons,
the company
dad as a
silversmith.
owned by Paul and
his father. Paul
When his father
died, he took
over the family
Revere’s sons and
grandsons
eventually owned
the company. Revere’s Copper Mill Workshop built in 1801
business.

4. Paul was married
twice. He had eight
children with
his first wife,
Sarah Orne,
before she died.
This is the
kitchen
Paul and
his family
used in
their home.
Adult Family Life…
Paul
Revere
lived with
his family
Six of these
survived.
in this
home.
Soon after Sarah’s
death, Paul married
Rachel Walker. They
had 8 more children.
However, only 5 of
these children lived
to become adults.

5. The Stamp Act of 1765
Secret Patriotic Societies…
Britain put taxes on goods, so
the colonists became angry.
(The tax money was sent to
England, and not used in the
Paul Revere joined the Sons of
Liberty. He believed colonies
should be free from British
rules.
Colonies.)
Stamps, (taxes),
were placed on
goods.
Sons of Liberty Flag

6. Colonists were ANGRY with
King George… Paul Revere’s
illustration of the:
Boston Massacre
March 5th
1770
British Soldiers
were tried on 5
counts of murder.

7. Boston Tea Party:
December 16, 1773 Bostonians
disguised
themselves as
Native Americans
and boarded ships
and dumped
chests of tea into
the Boston
Harbor to protest
the taxes placed
on goods.
People in Boston
wanted to send a
clear message to
the king that they’d
had enough of his
taxes…
They had a plan!

8. Paul was a mail
These riders were
ready at any moment
carrier for leaders of
the Massachusetts
Colony. Sometimes
to take letters to
different the mail leaders
had
of the colonies….
information about
protesting British
This is why they were
called Minutemen.
rules.

9. 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

10. Paul Revere’s Ride:
April 18, 1775
This map
shows the
route taken by
Paul Revere.
William Dawes
also rode as a
“back-up” to
make sure the
people heard
the news…
Paul Revere
rode his horse
Paul and two
friends saw the
that night
British were
shouting,
going to attack
by sea.
After crossing
the harbor,
Paul told
Patriots to hang
two lanterns in
the Old North
“OnCe hifu bryc lha.nd; Two if by sea…”
“The British Are
Coming!”
He was later
captured…

11. Battles of Lexington & Concord:
Began: April 19, 1775
British vs. Patriots.
The war ended in
1783 and the colonies
gained independence
from England; creating
the United States of
America.
The Battle Continued Many Years

12. Remembering
Paul Revere…
Paul Revere
is buried in
a cemetery
near his home
A statue
dedicated to
Paul Revere
stands in
in Boston.
Boston,
Massachusetts.