And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? (Grade 5 Theme 3 Selection 1 Summary) And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? tells the story of Revere and his famous ride on April 18, 1775, the beginning of the Revolutionary War. Revere and his family lived in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a silversmith, a church bell ringer, and a dentist. Then he joined the Sons of Liberty to protest British laws and became an express rider, spreading news between Boston and Philadelphia. He was also a secret agent, trying to find out the plans of British soldiers in Boston. On the night of April 18, the British began a march to the towns of Lexington and Concord. Reveres job was to warn people to defend themselves. He had to tell Patriot leaders John Hancock and Samuel Adams, too. Revere saw the signal, two lanterns in a church steeple, that meant the British were sailing across the harbor. He rowed across the Charles River to where a horse was waiting and began his famous ride. He galloped along the Lexington road, waking people up by shouting and banging on their doors. At one point, six English officers arrested Revere, but later they let him go, without his horse. Revere walked back to Lexington, where he found Hancock and Adams. About fifty farmers had gathered to take a stand against the British. The British troops arrived. A battle began. The battles of Lexington and Concord were the first in the Revolutionary War. At the end of the war Revere went back to being a silversmith and opened a hardware store. He also made church bells. But he will always be remembered for his Big Ride.

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