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Which Founder had his role in history inflated when the event for which he is remembered was immortalized in a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow?
  1. John Hancock
  2. George Washington
  3. Paul Revere
  4. Benjamin Franklin
Explanation
Answer: C - “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere” is a poem that recounts Revere's attempt in 1775 to warn the colonists living in the Massachusetts countryside that the British had landed on shore in Boston. Longfellow was attempting to inspire patriotism in World War I-era Americans, and took license with history to demonstrate his point. In truth, Revere was not the only person who undertook the ride, and he was captured by the British before he could complete his planned course.
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