was Paul revere really an American hero?

Question

or did he have a good publicists?

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just wondering..........

Answer 1

I would say yes as he gave an early warning that the british wre coming.

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Paul Revere was born on January 1, 1735 in Boston, Massachusetts. He studied at the North Grammar School in Boston. He served for a short time in the French and Indian War. After the war, he married Sarah Orne and entered his father's silversmith business.

Paul Revere soon became interested in the issue of American liberty. He received lots of attention from political cartoons he drew. Paul Revere was a member of the "Sons of Liberty." On December 16, 1773, he took part in the Boston Tea Party.

On April 18, 1775, Revere and William Dawes were sent to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock of British plans to march from Boston to seize patriot military stores at Concord. A signal was established to warn if the British were coming by land or by sea. From the steeple of the Old North Church in Boston, two lanterns would mean the British were coming by sea, and one would mean by land. One lantern was lit. The British were coming by land.

Revere left Boston around 10 PM. Along the road to Lexington, he warned residents that "the British are coming!" He arrived in Lexington around midnight riding a borrowed horse. At 1 AM, Revere, William Dawes, and Dr. Samuel Prescott left for Concord. Revere was captured. Only Prescott got through to Concord.

Revere was released without his horse and returned to Lexington. At Lexington he joined Adams and Hancock and fled into safety in Burlington. Revere returned to rescue valuable papers in Hancock's trunk. When the British arrived on April 19, the minutemen were waiting for them. In 1778 and 1779, Revere commanded a garrison at Castle Williams in Boston Harbor. Revere left the service in disrepute.

During and after the war, Revere continued his silversmith trade in Boston. He died on May 10, 1818.

Answer 2

Yes, Paul Revere was a hero and American patriot. He was responsible for warning the American Colonialist's rag tag army that the British army was approaching Boston. He risked his life for America's freedom. Had the British known that Paul Revere was an American spy, they would have surely hung him like they hung Nathan Hale.

Paul Revere lived a fairly comfortable life as a silversmith. It wouldn't have affected his material comfort much one way or the other if the British or Colonists won the war. He was motivated by freedom and the ideals of the "insurrectionists".

Some modern theorists have speculated that Paul Revere was actually a double spy who was employed by the British. Nothing has ever been proven about that theory, possible because it would ruin a great story of American folk lore.

Answer 3

Wasn't he a silversmith or something? I mean before he became famous as the man known for yelling "The British are coming! The British are coming!" I'm going to go look it up now, lol. Wow, I was actually correct. I can't remember where I learned it from though. "Paul Revere (bap. December 22, 1734 (OS) / January 1, 1735 (NS) – May 10, 1818) was an American silversmith and a patriot in the American Revolution. Because he was immortalized after his death for his role as a messenger in the battles of Lexington and Concord, Revere's name and his "midnight ride" are well-known in the United States as a patriotic symbol. In his lifetime, Revere was a prosperous and prominent Boston craftsman, who helped organize an intelligence and alarm system to keep watch on the British military. Revere later served as an officer in one of the most disastrous campaigns of the American Revolutionary War, a role for which he was later exonerated. After the war, he was early to recognize the potential for large-scale manufacturing of metal." We had to memorize that poem in 5th grade. Each student had to memorize a stanza or two. I can't remember what part mine was.

Answer 4

Paul Revere was a businessman and craftsman. Hero? Of what? The poem was just a poem. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow stylized a poetic rambling and the "pop" culture of the day wove a myth of his day and suddenly a character out of our past became a hero to History teachers of first graders all across America. Here's some links. Look at Paul and think before you decide. Hero? or media punk? I've included 3 links. I hope you look and study and learn what you want to know. Paul was a good man, but great? Who says.

Answer 5

Paul Revere and the Raiders are playing at Harrah's Casino in Reno, NV

Answer 6

lantern or car dome light ----maybe it was good that P. R. did ride from the east to the west to notify the Americans that the Brits were coming and they could take up arms to defend the land YES he was an American hero ... and there were no cell towers at that time ..

Answer 7

The dissident and terrorist Paul Revere should be remembered for his conspiracy to kill innocent British soldiers. No one now denies that he was instrumental in the terrorist attacks on British troops at Lexington and Concord in 1775, and that the terrorists openly violated international law by refusing to line up and face the British head-on in battle. Fortunately, during their retreat, the British taught some of Revere’s fellow terrorists a lesson by executing them for their war crimes. And let us not forget the war crimes of Revere’s fellow terrorist Horatio Gates who ordered his men to violate international law by using snipers against British officers at the battle of Saratoga. It is remarkable that some people would stoop to honoring such butchers as heroes.

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Answer 8

Huh...... Paul Who? I was wondering if you were feeling better after that hard fall in love thing? if you bored come over to Y and I will give you a real nice message would you a drink with that? Holla...=)

Answer 9

Haha this guy who calls them terrorists cracks me up. The best part is the international law that forbids snipers. So if Britain and a few other European countries agreed that it was illegal then thats international law?

Answer 10

like alot of american history he was over gloritised and ,most of what is taught is history class is a big fat lie. From what I understand he never even completed his journey anyway. I'd call him a patriot but not a hero