who is paul revere and what did he do?

Answer 1

He was an American silversmith and a patriot in the American Revolution, but you need to ask this in the History section.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Revere

Answer 2

Paul Revere never finished that ride that come to be named after him. Paul Revere was stopped by a British patrol on his way to Concord. He never made it!

In fact, he was riding with two other men, only one of whom succeeded in warning the Americans in Concord that the British were coming.

William Dawes also rode with Paul Revere that night. He, too, was stopped by a British patrol. He managed to escape, as did Dr. Samuel Prescott, the third rider.

Revere, meanwhile, didn't escape until much later, and without his horse. He walked back to Lexington and made it there in time to witness part of the battle on Lexington Green.

Dawes, meanwhile, got lost in the dark and never made it to Concord.

Only Dr. Samuel Prescott reached Concord, where he delivered the warning, "The British are Coming!" And when the British came to Concord, the Americans were ready.

Why is Paul Revere famous? Several reasons:

He was a well-known figure in the Revolutionary community. He was a silversmith who made lots of things out of silver and sold them to all kinds of people, including the Sons of Liberty.
He made the famous engraving of the Boston Massacre that stirred up so much hatred for the British.
He was the subject of the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem that became very famous. Probably because Revere was more well known than Prescott and because his name was easier to rhyme...."Listen my children and you shall HEAR
of the midnight ride of Paul REVERE

Answer 3

Strangely, Paul is attributed with being the one to make the historic ride to warn the colonies, but in reality another individual did and Paul just warned the locals....

But this is a history question...

Answer 4

He's the guy who ran down the streets yelling 'The redcoats are coming! The redcoats are coming' most people think he said 'the British are coming' but that's not true since most people during the revolution still considered themselves British. I don't know why you have this in the religion section though, I don't think he did anything major in religion.

Answer 5

An American revolutionary. He fought against Britain.

Answer 6

He was an American patriot and a silversmith.

Answer 7

um....i think he's the one that said "THE BRITISH ARE COMING!! THE BRITISH ARE COMING!!"
btw: why is this question in the "Religion & Spirituality" section?????

Answer 8

Are you kidding me?