PAUL REVERE'S WORLD

Hey kids,



As I said in class, Revere was a silversmith. I thought I'd show you some examples of his work lifted from the official Paul Revere House site. Click on the image to make it larger.

There's a great website with information about Paul Revere called The Midnight Rider Virtual Museum. If your interested in finding out more about Revere take a look at Hall 3 where you can explore Boston and the Revere house. In Hall 4, take the ride with Revere and learn about the important stops he made along the way. In Hall 5 you can listen to the melodies of popular Revolutionary War songs.

Questions to Think About:

1. After examining Boston's geography and features, can you think of reasons why the people who lived there would have been so passionate about their beliefs?
2. A lot of events took place during the first battles of the Revolutionary War. Why do you think Paul Revere's ride is one of the most popular stories from this period?
3. What does the story of the Midnight Riders represent the story of all American Revolutionaries?

When thinking about the Revolutionary War it's important to remember that the people who lived and fought through it were ordinary people who were part of an extraordinary sequence of events. Americans were truly different from Europeans in attitude, appearance, prosperity, and beliefs, but they didn't realize it until after they were already at war with England.





People like Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Dr. Prescott - the three riders who let to towns know that the "British were coming," chose to risk their lives and family's lives for a cause they felt strongly for. In Europe anyone committing the kind of disobedience the Bostonians were committing would have surely seen a lengthy prison sentence or worse, death. Yet the Bostonians felt justified and sure that they were on the right side of the issue.




Can you think of a time when you felt justified doing something you knew you might get in trouble for?