The most difficult choice that Revere had to make was whether or not to risk his life to warn the colonists. He knew that the British would be looking for him, and that if they caught him, he would likely be killed. However, he also knew that the colonists needed to be warned, or they would be caught off guard and defeated.
Revere decided to take the risk, and he rode through the night, warning the colonists that the British were coming. His ride is considered one of the most important events in American history, and it helped the colonists to win the American Revolution.