Paul Revere by Grant

Paul Revere was born in 1735 on New Year's Day. He was born in a little house in the harbor. He went to school and learned his ABC and all his manners. Then he worked at his father shop as a silversmith with his brother. Then he rang the bells at church every Sunday. During mass he kept watching a girl named Sara. They married. They had eight children and one of them died at nine months old. But when Sara had the baby something went wrong and Sara died not long after the baby.

The red coats attacked Boston and the Indians fought for both sides. Paul Revere told the church master to light one light if the enemy was coming by land and two lights if they were coming by sea. Paul Revere was riding through the town saying the red coats are coming. He was warning the people in town. Then the red coats attacked two men and a son was killed. That was called the Boston Massacre. Paul Revere made a picture of what happen at the massacre. It was not real picture. He wanted to show the people what had happen.

Some people dressed as Indians including Paul --came in boats. A man said you can not open harbor unless you pay tax. The people got mad and did not want to pay the tax so they cut the boxes and dumped the tea in the water. This was called the Boston Tea Party.

The red coats came in and fired guns. This started the American Revolutionary War. The war ended by the signing of Declaration of Independence.