Paul Revere
Also known as: Paul Revere, Jr.
Paul Revere was an American silversmith, military officer and industrialist who played a major role during the opening months of the American Revolutionary War in Massachusetts, engaging in a midnight ride in 1775 to alert nearby minutemen of the approach of British troops prior to
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Promoted Patriot arguments
Paul Revere and Samuel Adams promoted Patriot interpretations of the Boston Massacre through images and public political action.
Published influential engraving
Paul Revere published an engraving of the Boston Massacre that promoted the Patriot account of the shooting.