And Then What Happened, Paul Revere?

(Grade 5 Theme 3 Selection 1 Summary)

And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? tells the story of Revere
and his famous ride on April 18, 1775, the beginning of the
Revolutionary War.

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Revere and his family lived in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a

silversmith, a church bell ringer, and a dentist. Then he joined the
Sons of Liberty to protest British laws and became an express rider,
spreading news between Boston and Philadelphia. He was also a
secret agent, trying to find out the plans of British soldiers in Boston.

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On the night of April 18, the British began a march to the towns of
Lexington and Concord. Reveres job was to warn people to defend
themselves. He had to tell Patriot leaders John Hancock and Samuel
Adams, too.

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Revere saw the signal, two lanterns in a church steeple, that meant
the British were sailing across the harbor. He rowed across the
Charles River to where a horse was waiting and began his famous
ride. He galloped along the Lexington road, waking people up by
shouting and banging on their doors.

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At one point, six English officers arrested Revere, but later they
let him go, without his horse. Revere walked back to Lexington,
where he found Hancock and Adams. About fifty farmers had
gathered to take a stand against the British. The British troops
arrived. A battle began. The battles of Lexington and Concord were
the first in the Revolutionary War.

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At the end of the war Revere went back to being a silversmith and
opened a hardware store. He also made church bells. But he will
always be remembered for his Big Ride.

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