At the time of the Boston Massacre we were all Brits. That’s why on April 18 Paul Revere didn’t shout, “The British are coming” but “The Regulars are out,” meaning the Army was coming for the arms stored in Concord. They were moved before Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith and his troops arrived.
We were still British the morning of April 19, but we became Americans before the sun set.
“By the rude bridge that arched the flood,
Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled,
Here once the embattled farmers stood,
And fired the shot heard round the world.”
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At the time of the Boston Massacre we were all Brits. That’s why on April 18 Paul Revere didn’t shout, “The British are coming” but “The Regulars are out,” meaning the Army was coming for the arms stored in Concord. They were moved before Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith and his troops arrived.
We were still British the morning of April 19, but we became Americans before the sun set.
“By the rude bridge that arched the flood,
Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled,
Here once the embattled farmers stood,
And fired the shot heard round the world.”