Increased British regulation in the colonies, beginning with the Stamp Act in , further damaged the local economy. In , Revere joined the Sons of Liberty. Revere produced many anti-British engravings, including his sensationalized depiction of the Boston Massacre, which circulated widely and helped bolster anti-British sentiments.
Around this time, Revere became a courier for the Committee of Safety, traveling to other colonies with news of occupied Boston. As a courier, Revere realized the importance of the quick and accurate spread of information.
After the Provincial Assembly was dissolved, and Boston occupied in March , Revere and his fellow couriers began meeting at the Green Dragon , a hotspot of anti-British sympathizers. When not carrying messages, the couriers would monitor British movements in occupied Boston, relaying their movements to Patriot leaders. In September of , this group of messengers and observers were tested when the British sized gunpowder stored in Somerville.
By the time the Massachusetts militias had responded, the mission was complete. The Powder Alarm provided a trial run for both sides and showed both the advantages and the deficiencies of the alarm system that Revere helped establish. In March , the outlawed Massachusetts Provincial Congress issued the following resolution, making the alarm system critical to resting British force:.
Whenever the army under command of General Gage, or any part thereof to the number of five hundred, shall march out of the town of Boston, with artillery and baggage, it ought to be deemed a design to carry into execution by force the late acts of Parliament, the attempting of which, by the resolve of the late honourable Continental Congress, ought to be opposed; and therefore the military force of the Province ought to be assembled, and an army of observation immediately formed, to act solely on the defensive so long as it can be justified on the principles of reason and self-preservation.
On April 18, , the British planned yet another search and destroy mission, aimed at removing arms and supplies from the countryside. This time the target was much farther away, the village of Concord, a hotbed of anti-British sentiment and a major supply cache. He died in his home city of Boston on May 10, We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us! Subscribe to the Biography newsletter to receive stories about the people who shaped our world and the stories that shaped their lives.
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