2. His Appearance & UpbringingPaul Revere’s America Very Ordinary Not too short, not too tall Determined and focused Relaxes with his shirt undone A brilliant designing father Never learned French, a true Yankee Strongly Disciplined Boston his childhood playground Boston
3. Gage’s RoleThe Mission Goal was to prevent another embarrassment Planned a discrete retaliation Gathered information and formal intelligence Prepared for an attack on Worcester Congregational meetinghouse Countrymen were intimidating the Englishmen
4. The Warning A messenger dashes to tell Revere of the inbound attack Hancock and Adams were targeted Revere was warned and sent to warn other important Whig leaders Revere’s role was a collected effort among many Boston citizens.
5. The March Soldiers gathered by their Sgt’s Whispers Sent through the thick marshes Wearing their elegant Red Coats and whit linen Undesirable rations were sent from the Navy’s supply of hard biscuits Late night and early weather caused shivering of the soldiers
6. The Alarm Revere needed yet another mission His Leadership brought fellow Whigs together Not just important military leaders Gathered important News and Information leaders After Revere reached many of the houses word spread north as he rode west Every house was warned by Revere and his leadership
7. The Muster The Militia began to gather in their own regions after hearing the warning The men were gaining force as more people were warned Militia required many long hours of planning and combined effort from everyone
8. The Rescue Focused on the task at hand Revere ignored the painstakingly cold weather chomping away at his bones Revere reached his objective of Lexington The two leaders were debating until Revere showed up
9. The Battle April 19, 1775 was the day farmers became soldiers Many of the skirmishers were organized by military personnel Leaders were all trusted mill man, farmers, churchman, etc. General Gage sent troops to search the Cities
10. A Circle of Fire General Gage used extreme secrecy that worked for the worse causing confusion The Chain of communication failed several times in mustering forces to unite the British Military Trouble was scarce from the country folk
11. Aftermath All the leaders with no act of pay needed reimbursement for their roles Many took cuts in pay and sacrificed more than money News spread of the Whig rebellion and support grew as popular opinion promoted the colonies
