The midnight riders
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Words to know
- warn
- tell someone about possible danger
- message
- information sent to someone
- network
- connected people, places, or machines
Paul Revere and William Dawes carried warnings from Boston. Samuel Prescott joined later. Many people helped spread the alarm. British troops were moving into the countryside. No one rider did all the work.
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Follow-up: Lexington and Concord
British troops and colonial militia fought in Lexington and Concord. Fighting continued along the road back toward Boston. These battles began the Revolutionary War. People still ask questions about the first shot.
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