Samuel Rowlandson's Impact On Society

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Samuel Prescott had an impact on our lives for many reasons. Samuel Prescott warned the town of Concord that the British were coming. Then some other people began to spread the word, ut there were also events that led up to this time in history.
Samuel Prescott was born August 19, 1751. He grew up in Concord, Massachusetts and liked it very much there. all of Samuels family lived in Concord. He learned about his family history from his many family members. One of Samuel’s family members, John Prescott, was the founder of Lancaster, Massachusetts. Samuel Prescott’s family played an important role in colonial history. Like, settling Concord, negotiating for the ransom of Mary Rowlandson, and also fighting in colonial wars. Samuel Prescott …show more content…

Except Samuel joined them about halfway through the ride. All three of the men were captured. Samuel Prescott was able to escape right away but William Dawes and Paul Revere were there for a while but William got out after Samuel and Paul stayed until he was released. William wasn’t able to go to Concord even though he escaped because he lost his horse so that’s what ended his ride. When Samuel escaped he warned the town of Concord that the British were coming. He had to send the message because William and Paul were not able to escape or ride to Concord. So because of Samuel Prescott the message was delivered. If he didn’t escape and warn the town then the British would have went to Concord with a surprise attack wanting to take all the ammunition and weapons that the patriots were hiding. Samuel was the only patriot that reached Concord. Samuel Prescott isn’t given much credit for his accomplishments. But he was a big part of the midnight ride and and had an amazing success completing The Midnight Ride. If he didn’t escape prison and go to Concord then history would have been very much different. Samuel Prescott should get more credit because he changed history. He was only there because he was visiting his sick wife so thats why he joined the ride about halfway through. Its a good thing he did, so he was able to finish the

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