In order to reach Lexington and Concord, the British had to cross the Charles River. Revere told a church deacon in Boston to watch troop movement. Revere asked the deacon to hang one lantern in the bell tower if the British were coming by land-that is, marching across the Boston Neck peninsula. He asked the deacon to hang two lanterns if they were coming by sea-that is, using the Charles River to cross into Cambridge. Revere and his horse were waiting on the other side of the Charles for the signal. Late at night on April 18, 1775, the deacon in Boston hung two lanterns from his church. Revere and another rider, William Dawes, saw the sign and sped off on horseback to warn the townspeople. They were later joined by a third rider, Samuel Prescott. Fun fact: Paul Revere probably didn't shout the legendary phrase, "The British are coming!" He and the other riders had to warn people discreetly that the Redcoats were on the move. Shouting through the towns on horseback would have been too conspicuous. Besides, at the time colonial Americans were still technically British, too. Based on this passage, why did the deacon in Boston hang two lanterns from his church? A because the British were marching across Boston Neck peninsula B because Paul Revere, Willam Dawes and Samuel Prescott were on horseback c because the British were using the Charles River to cross into Cambridge D because Paul Revere and Wittiam Dawes had to meet Samtel preseeft