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The Midnight Ride

Album: Gold Audio 14: Meanwhile, In Another Part of Town

Episode: 197

Lesson/Theme: American history: the Revolution; Paul Revere; duty; patriotism.

Bible Verse: Psalm 33:12

Characters: Whit

Writer: Phil Lollar

Sound Designer: Bob Luttrell

Original Air Date: July 4, 1992

Last Air Date: July 1, 2009

Description:
It's American history time at Whit's End. When Marsha reads Longfellow's famous poem about Paul Revere's midnight ride, Whit tells her the whole story of Revere's ride, the Boston Tea Party, America's quest for independence . . . and "the shot heard 'round the world."

Questions:
Why did the American colonists throw tea into Boston Harbor? Why was it important for America to gain its independence from England? What made Paul Revere's ride so important?