Question

true or false?: place a check in the correct column. statement t f 1. paul revere was poor prior to the american revolution 2. paul revere was extremely famous during his lifetime. 3. revere was a member of the sons of liberty in boston 4. revere was the only person who warned colonists of the british 5. longfellow wrote a poem about revere, making him famous. 6. revere never had children. 7. revere was a well - respected businessman. 8. revere played an important role in the revolutionary war. 9. revere died in a battle during the revolutionary war. 10. revere yelled, \the british are coming!\

Explanation:

1. Paul Revere was a successful silversmith and not poor before the American Revolution. So, false.
2. He was well - known locally but not extremely famous in a national or international sense during his lifetime until Longfellow's poem. So, false.
3. He was indeed a member of the Sons of Liberty in Boston. So, true.
4. There were other riders who also warned the colonists, not just Revere. So, false.
5. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem "Paul Revere's Ride" made him widely famous. So, true.
6. Paul Revere had 16 children over two marriages. So, false.
7. He was a well - respected businessman, involved in various enterprises. So, true.
8. He played important roles in the Revolutionary War, such as his famous ride. So, true.
9. He died of natural causes in 1818, not in a battle. So, false.
10. There is no evidence that he specifically yelled "The British are coming!" as colonists were still British subjects at the time. More likely was "The Regulars are coming!". So, false.

Answer:

1. F
2. F
3. T
4. F
5. T
6. F
7. T
8. T
9. F
10. F