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1) The document discusses Paul Revere's famous midnight ride on April 18, 1775 to warn the American colonists that the British were coming. It describes Revere as a strong, stocky man of New England Yankee heritage who believed he was defending the rights of the colonists. 2) On September 1, 1774, British General Thomas Gage seized a large stock of gunpowder stored outside of Boston, angering the colonists. In response, Paul Revere helped coordinate warning rides to spread news of British troop movements. 3) On April 19, 1775 the battles of Lexington and Concord occurred as British troops clashed with the colonial militia after failing to find military supplies in
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