many important events to try to gain independence from the
British . He 's also a great inventor and artist .
His life begins on January 1 , 1735 in Boston ,
Massachusetts. He's the son of a silversmith , and was
of the French Huguenot descent . He was originally with
the name "Revoire" which his father changed it quote
"merely on account that the Bumpkins could pronounce it
easier." Paul studied at North Grammar School in Boston,
and there he learned the silversmith trade .
In 1757 , he married a girl named Sarah Orne and
entered his father's business . When she died in 1773, he
remarried to Rachel Walker . By both women , he has had
eight children , but five of the children have died in infancy.
Paul soon became interested in the issue of American
Liberty . He received lots of attention from political cartoons
he drew . Revere was an early member of the "Sons of Liberty."
When Paul Revere first began selling his color prints of
"The Bloody Massacre Perpetrated in King Street" in Boston
he was doing it faster and more expeditiously than anyone else.
He wasted no time in capitalizing on the Massacre to highlight
British tyranny and stir up anti - British sentiment among his
fellow colonists . As you will see , Revere's historic engraving is
long on political propaganda and short on accuracy or aesthetics .
Three weeks after the occurrence Revere was advertising
his prints for sale in Boston's newspapers . In his rush to produce
his engraving Revere employed the talents of Christian Remick to
colorize the print . By popularizing the tragic event , Paul Revere's
print became " the first powerful influence informing an
outspoken anti - British public opinion," one in which the
revolutionary leaders had almost lost hope of achieving .
Another event Paul was involved in was the Boston Tea Party
on December 16, 1773 . The event he was most famous for was his
ride to warn the American Patriots that the British intended to raid
Lexington and Concord . As a result of Revere's warnings , the
Lexington minutemen were ready the next morning for the arrival
of the British and for the historic battle that launched the
American Revolution.