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This event was important because 5 colonists were killed making Americans distrust the British more than they already did. Nonfictional.
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Johnny shows Cilla the cup. This is important because they learn more about each other. Fictional event.
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Johnny burns his right hand. This is important because he can´t find a job. Fictional event.
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This is important because Rab offers Johnny a job delivering the Observer, but Johnny still hopes to find skilled labor as an artisan. Fictional
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This is important because Johnny gets a job after burning his hand.
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This is important because it is a key plot point later on in the book and it is something that happened in actual historical events. Nonfictional.
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The Boston Tea Party. This is important because Johnny and his friends were some of the people who threw the tea overboard. Nonfictional.
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This was important because it was when Paul and Dawes both rode along the countryside warning that the British were coming, so the Americans would be ready. Nonfictional.
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This was important because it was the first battle the Americans had against the British. It was the battle with the "shot heard round the world". Nonfictional.
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The importance of this event is the following. This battle lasted 2 days. It was really fought on Breed's Hill. A famous quote from this battle was "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes" which was said by William Prescott. Nonfictional.
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This is important because this pamphlet Paine wrote, made the Revolutionary War cause more widespread. Nonfictional.
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This was important because it was the day the Declaration went into effect. Nonfictional.
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This is important because on this day, several important Americans signed the Declaration. Nonfictional.
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The was important because it was the first real battle of the Revolutionary war and was also the first British victory. It lasted for 4 days. Nonfictional.
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Important because it drove the British out of New Jersey. Nonfictional.
