Paul Revere Webquest

 

Directions:  Answer the following questions by visiting the website links related to each question.  Write your
                       answers IN COMPLETE SENTENCES on a blank piece of paper.  After you've found the answer, use the "BACK" button to
                       come back to this page.

 

1.  When and where was Paul Revere born?

2.  What party did Paul Revere attend?

3.  Why did Paul Revere make his famous midnight ride?  What was the date?

4.  What was the name of the poem written by Longfellow that honored Paul Revere?  Read it.

5.  Why were the colonists in Boston growing unhappy?

6.  List 5 of the taxes that the colonists were unhappy about.

7.  Where was Paul Revere when the "shot heard 'round the world" was fired?

8.  What art did Paul Revere learn from his father?  (see education on the website)

9.  Because of Paul Revere's midnight ride, what happened in Lexington the next day?

10.  Why is Paul Revere a hero?

Extra Credit (up to 3 points): Describe the kind of person Paul Revere was.  Explain why you feel that way.

 

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