Paul Revere "One if by land, two if by sea" - the supposedly famous words spoken by Paul Revere to Colonel William Conant, an American soldier stationed in the steeple of the North Church in Boston, waiting to send the signal of the proposed route for the British invasion on April 18, 1775 to Paul Revere. According to legend, Paul Revere was to be placed across Boston Bay from the North Church while awaiting Colonel Conant's signal. The colonel was to hang a lantern in the church tower if the British showed signs of a land invasion, or display two lanterns in the spire if there was evidence of a sea invasion by the British. Once Paul Revere saw the two signal lanterns hanging from the bell tower, signaling the imminent maritime approach of British forces, he began his journey from Charlestown to Lexington to Concord, warning the citizens of those towns of an invasion imminent British. Thus began Paul Revere's famous "Midnight Ride," a ride that warned the colonists of an impending revolution that would shape America's future. imposed a new system of taxation to control colonies and settlers. The Sugar Act of 1764 was the first step towards bringing the new tax system into force. The Sugar Act, which replaced the Molasses Act of 1733, aimed to increase revenue without regulating the trading system established by the colonies. Soon, Britain began establishing methods of taxation without any method of representing the colonies, which angered the colonists. The power of Parliament to tax the colonies for purposes of regulating commerce had always been a given...... middle of paper ......n, was in view and dividing into formation on the field of battle when they fell on Lexington. Green. What happened next is still debated. A shot was fired and neither side wanted to claim responsibility for this first act of war. But in the end, two massive British salvoes had been fired, answered by a single, weak volley of American muskets, and eight militiamen were dead and ten wounded, including Captain Parker. But that was only the beginning of the Revolutionary War. In the years to come, many American and British soldiers will die fighting to defend a country and a future in which they believe. As for Paul Revere, his role in calling the patriots, the minutemen, the rural militias together and in arms will remain as imperative to the study of American history as any battle or gunshot that took place during the American Revolution..