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The document summarizes Paul Revere's famous midnight ride to warn colonists of an impending British attack. It describes how General Gage planned to strike rebel leaders secretly and with minimal bloodshed. Paul Revere and others worked to spread word of the British movement through the countryside to muster colonial militias in towns like Lexington and Concord. However, Revere was eventually captured by British soldiers after encountering them on the road. Meanwhile, other riders like Doctor Prescott continued raising alarms across eastern Massachusetts to prepare defenses against the British troops.
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Paul Revere and others worked to spread the alarm that the British were marching to Concord in order to capture rebel leaders and weapons. Revere was captured by the British but others like Doctor Prescott continued raising the alarm across towns. As the alarm spread, militia leaders like John Parker began assembling and mustering their men to prepare to face the advancing British troops. The Lexington militia contained men ranging from ages 16 to 66, showing the colonial resistance was a communal effort.
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1) General Gage planned to seize weapons from Massachusetts residents to surprise them, but his plans were leaked to the rebels.
2) Tensions rose between British forces and colonists, with the rebels devising a plan to have a British soldier fire first to further unite the colonies against Britain.
3) Paul Revere and other riders spread word of the British movements across Massachusetts to warn of the impending conflict.
Theme 7 – paul revere’s ride
- Thomas Gage was the British Commander in chief and Governor of Massachusetts who sought to reduce the province to obedience through strong measures like sending troops to Boston and enacting the Coercive Acts.
- Gage planned to seize rebel leaders Hancock and Adams and destroy military supplies in Concord but his plans were leaked, allowing Paul Revere and others to warn the people of Concord.
- On the night of April 18th, Gage sent Lt. Col. Francis Smith and 700 troops on a secret march to Concord but they lost the element of surprise when Smith's men captured riders sending warnings, including Paul Revere.
Paul Revere’s Ride
1) General Gage planned a secret attack on Concord to seize weapons and supplies stored by the patriots. He sent officers in plain clothes to gather intelligence but local loyalists warned the patriots of the British movements.
2) Dr. Warren received information from a spy in Gage's inner circle about the British plans and sent Paul Revere and William Dawes to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock.
3) Revere arranged signal lights and riders to spread the alarm across the countryside. He was later detained by British soldiers but continued to share information about their plans, hoping to draw them away from Lexington.
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Civil War
Part 1: Introduction
Part 2: First total war
Part 3: Impact of Technology
Part 4: Political leadership
Part 5: General Grant in the West
Part 6: Eastern stalemate
Part 7: Theories for Southern defeat
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Part 1: Introduction
A) April 1861: Fort Sumter falls
B) July 1861: First Battle of Bull Run
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A) April 1861: Fort Sumter falls
Lincoln re supplied it, after telling Southerners there was no guns or ammunition in supplies
Confederates still attacked the fort on the Island in harbor of Charleston, South Carolina
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Pt.1
(Continued)
Thereafter, four more states from the upper South joined the Confederacy:
Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas
Lincoln held on to Maryland, a border slave state, only by suspending habeas corpus, there, and arresting Confederate sympathizers
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Pt.1
B) July 1861: First Battle of Bull Run
Union army was march towards the Confederates at Manassas Junction
After a period of battle that had lasted from dawn to midday, freshly arrived Union troops from Massachusetts excitedly charged up Henry Hill
Confederate troops broke rank, and exuberant Union troops shouted, “The war is over!”
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Pt.1
(Continued)
The Union troops gave way slowly at first, but discipline dissolved once the commander ordered a retreat, and the army quickly degenerated into a frightened, stampeding mob
This rout at Bull Run sobered the North. Gone were the dreams of ending the war with one glorious battle
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Pt.1
Part 2: First total war
Magnitude: The Civil War on the other hand, was the first war whose battles routinely involved more than 100,000k troops.
This many combatants could only be:
Equipped through the use of factory produced weaponry
Moved and supplied through the help of railroads,
Sustained only through the concerted efforts of the CIVILIAN population as a whole.
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(Continued)
The following were critical to the outcome of the war:
The morale of the population as a whole,
The quality of POLITICAL leadership,
The utilization of the industrial and economic might.
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Pt.2
Part 3: Impact of Technology
The Telegraph:
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(Continued)
The Rifle: smooth bore Muskets which had served as the basic infantry weapon, gave way to the rifle.
Easier to load, and the invention of the percussion cap made the rifle serviceable in wet weather.
An effective range of 400 yards (5 times greater than the old muskets)
Magnitude and casualties higher
Emphasize defense over offense
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Pt.3
Part 4: Political leadership
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National experience consisted of one term in the House of Representatives!
Shrewd judge of character and a superb politician
To achieve a common goal, he overlooked withering criticism and personal slights
Few presidents have better able to communicate to the average citizen.
Popularity with the troops was called “universal.”
(Continued)
Effective military leader as commander in chief.
Understood that the Union’s superior manpower and materiel would be decisive only when the Confederacy was threatened.
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Paul Revere was a patriot and silversmith in 18th century America who helped set up a system to warn colonists about incoming British troops. On the night of April 18, 1775, Revere and William Dawes set out on horseback from Boston to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock that British soldiers were marching. One lantern in the Old North Church signaled they were coming by land and two by sea. Revere was captured by British patrols but released when they heard gunshots, allowing him to continue warning others. In addition to Revere and Dawes, many other riders helped spread the alarm through the countryside that night.
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- James Armistead acted as a spy in Cornwallis' camp, relaying intelligence on troop movements and arms that helped the Americans defeat the British at Yorktown.
- Nathan Hale volunteered for an intelligence mission but was caught and hanged, uttering the famous line "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
- The Culper Ring, organized by Benjamin Tallmadge and Abraham Woodhull, operated covertly in British-occupied New York and provided General Washington with valuable intelligence until the end of the war.
Paul revere’s ride
Paul Revere was a patriot and silversmith in 18th century America who helped set up a system to warn colonists about incoming British troops. On the night of April 18, 1775, Revere and William Dawes set out on horseback from Boston to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams that British forces were coming. Revere was eventually captured by British patrols but managed to warn many colonists along the way. Though Revere played a key role, there were many other riders beyond just him who helped spread the alarm that night and alert the militia to the advancing British troops.
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- 1. Paul Reveres Ride -Sophia Mick
- 2. Introduction Nearly everyone raised in the United States knows of Paul Rever. The memory of that midnight ride has been shared by many Americans. A paradox of the American cultures is the 2 parties called the Filiopietists and the Iconoclasts and their persistence. The Filiopetists love to celebrate this midnight ride, and the Iconoclasts do not.
- 3. The Mission (Part 1) General Thomas Gage believed he had to strike at the heart of the rebel movement with as little bloodshed as possible This required secrecy, surprise, and sound intelligence. Whig leaders knew that the British army was going to move in but were not sure of where and when. They believed it was important that a British soldier must fire first.
- 4. The Mission (Part 2) The British knew the importance of intelligence. So this system was created and controlled from the top down. This proved strength in the system. But the commander in chief was normally just told what he wanted to hear instead of what was needing to be said. The American intelligence was the other way around, it was built from the bottom up.
- 5. The March (Part 1) British soldiers were ordered to move in small parties so as not to alarm the town. They made their way back to a rendezvous place on the edge of the Back Bay The chosen men were put into two elite units. The Grenadier Company men were chosen for their large size and strength The Light Infantry Company men for their agility and active men.
- 6. The March (Part 2) They spent two hours crossing the Charles River. This tidy arangement of men were the regimental pride of the British army. Once every company was in their proper positions, they received their orders to March onward.
- 7. The Capture (Part 1) Paul Revere and William Dawes traveled on their second mission that night They were overtaken by a young gentleman who introduced himself as Doctor Prescott. They rode together, and Revere explained their purpose of raising the alarm through the countryside. Revere warned the two men about the British roving squads and that they should expect to be captured.
- 8. The Capture (Part 2) Revere rode several hundred yards ahead of the men and suddenly saw two horsemen lurking under a tree in the moonlight. He shouted a warning to his companions. When they reached his side, he proposed that they attack. The group of men approached as two soldiers appeared next to the men by the tree. (Revere and his men tried to gallop away but Revere was cornered) The ambush was chosen with cunning and now Revere was surrounded by ten British soldiers with swords and pistols.
- 9. The Alarm (Part 1) Many riders joined in raising the alarm that night. Revere was thought of as a great organizer and promoter of a common effort in the cause of freedom. All along Reveres route, town leaders and militia commanders were systematically engaged in the job of raising the alarm and warning their towns.
- 10. The Alarm (Part 2) Doctor Prescott was raising the alarms in the towns west of Concord. Meanwhile his brother Abel Prescott was traveling to Sudbury and Framingham. From Needham the alarm spread east to Newton, from Dover Farms it raced to the Norfolk County then circled back towards Boston where it had originated.
- 11. The Muster (Part 1) Immediately after the alarm was received the men of Massachusetts began to assemble in their towns. John Parker was one of the leaders that men would willingly follow into the face of danger. He was an old soldier who had survived a hard campaign. He had seen more war than most of the British Regulators had.
- 12. The Muster (Part 2) The Lexington militia contained men from the age of 16 all the way up to the age of 66 (However most of them were between the ages of 30-40) This militia was the product of many years of institutional development, and was the result of careful planning and collective effort. Many towns tried to send the men out together. Other towns sent their men out in separate companies.