Revere’s network was also expanding to include local activists angered by British rule. In the mid-1760s, as tensions were rising between the colonists and the British, he joined the rebellious Sons of Liberty. Revere took part in the Stamp Act protests in 1765, which eventually led the Cr...
In addition to the influence of the Masonic Lodge and his local ties, Revere experienced business setbacks resulting from British rule. His silver shop suffered due to downturns in the British economy and the passage of the Stamp Act of 1765. He sought other ways to support his family, such ...
Revere’s background was actually part French. His father was named Apollos Rivoire when he immigrated to Boston as a teenager. By 1729, Apollos would change his name to Paul Revere, which was also the name he bestowed on one of his sons. Revere himself never learned his father’s native...
The silver trade was a good source of income for Revere in the short term because he had skills that many local silversmiths could not master so he became well known in the Boston area. Times changed for Revere and his family from 1765 as the economy started to flounder as a result of ...