Johnny Tremain Timeline - Julia Wilm

By juliawilm

  • Event 1

    Event 1
    Johnny shows Cilla Lapham the silver cup that proves his relationship to the Lyte family. This event is fictional.

  • Event 2

    Event 2
    Johnny badly burns his hand while making a silver sugar basin for John Hancock. This event is fictional

  • Event 3

    Event 3
    Merchant Lyte accuses Johnny of stealing the silver cup, and Johnny stands trial. This event is fictional.

  • Event 4

    Event 4
    Johnny takes part in the Boston Tea Party. This event is based on a real historical event, although Johnny did not take part in it.

  • Event 5

    Johnny continues to work for the Whig cause and has many interactions with the British troops in Boston. This event is fictional.

  • Event 6

    Event 6
    Johnny sees Dove at the Afric Queen's stables and befriends him in order to get informmation about the Britsh. This event is fictional.

  • Event 7

    Event 7
    Johnny hears rumors British troops are moving out of Boston. This event is fictional and historical since Johnny hearing the rumors was fictional, but the British troops moving out of Boston is real.

  • Event 8

    Event 8
    Johnny refuses to say goodbye to Rab when Rab leaves the city to join the militia in Lexington. This event is fictional.

  • Event 14

    After Rab dies, Doctor Warren offers to operate on Johnny's hand, and Johnny agrees to the operation. This event is fictional.

  • Event 10

    Event 10
    Johnny wakes up in Doctor Warren's surgery. This event is fictional.

  • Event 11

    Doctor Warren asks Johnny to gather information around Boston and then slip over to the mainland to find him and report. This event is fictional.

  • Event 12

    Event 12
    When Johnny goes to the Lytes house and disguises himself in Pumpkin's uniform, Lavinia Lyte tells Johnny the story of his parents and birth. This event is fictional.

  • Event 13

    Johnny is sent to Lexington, where he finds Doctor Warren and a dying Rab. This event is fictional

  • Event 15

    Event 15
    Johnny walks on Lexington Green and understands what the rebellion is about. The rebellion was historical, but Johnny understanding it was fictional.

  • Event 9

    Paul Revere sends Johnny to give a message to the sexton of Christ Church to hang two lanterns in the belfry, since the British are going to move out of Boston by sea. The event is historical and fictional since the British moving out of Boston is real, but Paul Revere sending Johnny to give a message to the sexton of the Christ Church is fictional.