Paul Revere

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    Paul Revere

  • Paul Revere was born

    Paul Revere was born

    Paul Revere was born in Boston, Massachusetts
  • Third French and Indian War

    Third French and Indian War

    King George's War, the third French and Indian war, begins.
  • Lighting is a form of electricity.

    Lighting is a form of electricity.

    Benjamin Franklin demonstrates that lightning is a form of electricity by flying a kite and a key during a thunderstorm.
  • First clock made in American colonies.

    First clock made in American colonies.

    Benjamin Banneker, an African American, constructs the first clock made entirely in the American colonies.
  • Paul Revere's father died.

    Paul Revere's father died.

    Paul Revere's father died and he took over the family's business.
  • Paul Revere became a silversmith.

    Paul Revere became a silversmith.

    Paul Revere became a master silversmith and sold his work throughout Boston.
  • Stamp Act is repealed.

    Stamp Act is repealed.

    Under pressure for London merchants, Parliament repeals Stamp Act.
  • Paul Revere married sarah orne

    Paul Revere married sarah orne

    Paul Revere married Sarah Orne. She had 10 children.
  • Paul Revere drew the bloody massacre

    Paul Revere drew the bloody massacre

    After the Boston massacre, Paul Revere captured the scene in his engraving "the bloody massacre."
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    British troops fire on a crowd of men and boys who are throwing snowballs and chunks of ice at them. Three members of the crowd are killed and two others died later of their wounds.
  • Parliament repeals townsend duties

    Parliament repeals townsend duties

    Parliament repeals all the townsend duties except the one on tea.
  • Paul Revere became a link with Boston and Philidelphia.

    Paul Revere became a link with Boston and Philidelphia.

    Paul Revere became a direct link between Boston's comitee of correspondence and the continental congress in Philidelphia.
  • Paul Revere's ride

    Paul Revere's ride

    Paul Revere rode his horse to Lexington and warned Sam Adams the British were coming.
  • Spain and England war.

    Spain and England war.

    Spain declares war on England.
  • George Washington died.

    George Washington died.

    George Washington dies at his home at Mount Vernon.
  • Paul Revere opened a copper rolling mill.

    Paul Revere opened a copper rolling mill.

    Paul Revere opened the first copper rolling mill in America.
  • First hotel opens.

    First hotel opens.

    The first hotel in the U.S opens in Saratoga Springs, NY.
  • Paul Revere turned his business interests over.

    Paul Revere turned his business interests over.

    Paul Revere turned all his business interests over to his sons and grandsons.
  • Construction of Erie Canal begins.

    Construction of Erie Canal begins.

    Construction of the Erie Canal begins, The canal was designed to connect the Great Lakes to Albany.
  • Paul Revere died

    Paul Revere died

    Paul Revere died in Boston