The Elementary Common Sense of Thomas Paine

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~ Picture Timeline of Events for the "Midnight Riders" ~

1. Picture of General Thomas Gage, who was in Charge of the Magisterial Troops in Boston. It was also Gage's responsibility to close Boston Harbor after the Boston Port Act was put into effect. (See the adapted Port Act on page 75 in "The Elementary Common Sense of Thomas Paine.)

2. April 18th, 1775, late afternoon, Paul Revere, a courier for the "Committees of Correspondence," hears repeated rumors that Gage's troops will march this night to the countryside to destroy gun powder and weapons that citizens are stockpiling. Revere's job will be to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock, who are staying in Lexington, that the troops might try to arrest them. Revere will leave Boston under the cloak of night.

3. 10:15pm. The Revere House, as it looks today, Boston. Revere leaves towards a waiting boat in the harbor.

4. Plaque in front of Revere House.

5. Profile painting of Paul Revere

6. William Dawes. His job is to alert other Express Riders in the countryside, of the approaching troops. He will use a different route out of Boston.

7 - 10. Alternate views of the Revere House.

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