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Paul Revere joined the secret anti-British organization called the "Sons of Liberty." On December 16, 1773, Revere and others participated in the Boston Tea Party; they protested high British taxes (the Stamp Act of 1765) by dumping tea (a valuable item at the time) into Boston Harbor.
On the night of April 18, 1775, Revere and William Dawes waited for a signal from the steeple of the Old North Church in Boston; one lantern meant that the British were coming by land, two lanterns meant that the British were coming by sea. Two lanterns were shining; this meant that the British were coming by sea. This was the beginning of the American Revolution.
Their plan was to ride horses to Concord, Massachusetts, to warn that the British were coming. Revere was captured by the British near Lexington, and only Samuel Prescott (who had joined them on the ride) made it to Concord, warning Samuel Adams and John Hancock to protect military equipment stored there.