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A Character Sketch
Writing Skill A Character Sketch

VOICES OF THE REVOLUTION: Paul Revere

Paul Revere: Life on the Run
“Off he would run, hat clapped to his head,
and coattails flying.” This was the view people
often had of Paul Revere, for he was
so busy and fast moving that his neighbors
probably saw his back more often than they saw
his front. He was one of the most famous and
active people of the Revolutionary period.
He lived in Boston and kept so busy that it is
almost impossible to list all the jobs, careers, and
events he was involved in. Besides being
a silversmith, Paul Revere was a bell ringer, dentist,
portrait engraver, hymnbook publisher, picture and
picture frame merchant, printer and engraver,
Revolutionary leader, spy, messenger, express rider,
money engraver, powder mill supervisor, cannon
maker, lieutenant colonel in the Massachusetts
militia, metal foundry owner, coppersmith, and
church bell maker.
His heroic role in the American Revolution
included being a leader of the Sons of Liberty, the
group that enacted the Boston Tea Party to protest
English taxes. He spied on the British and was the
fastest express rider in the colonies. He was chosen
for the famous ride to warn colonists of
approaching British soldiers on April 18, 1774.
Paul Revere was bold, confident, and daring,
and when he fell into trouble, his quick thinking
and fast actions helped him escape with his life
more than once. On the other hand, he was in
such a hurry that he sometimes forgot things, left
projects unfinished or late, or wrote in a messy
manner. When things didn’t go well, he just kept
going, kept trying, kept busy, and kept taking
risks. In short, Paul Revere always looked for new
and exciting things to do, and often found or
created them.