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Sam announces to his family he is joining the continental army.
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Outbreak of the revolutionary war at Lexington and Concord.
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George Washington Appointed commander in chief of the ne continental Army.
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Besides being gone life in Redding continues same as before.
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The British win a costly victory at the battle of bunker hill.
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Sam secretly returns to Redding.
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Thomas Paine's "common Sense" is Published
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Mr. Heron ask Tim to carry a sealed letter
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Betsy Ross sews the first American flag.
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The continental congress approve's the declaration of independence.
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on the return from Tims first trip to Verplanks point, "cowboys" kidnapped his Father.
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Washington crosses the Delaware.
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The British arrive in Redding. Ned is Killed, and Captain Betts and Jerry Sanford are taken.
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Tim learns that his father died on a British prison ship an that jerry sanford has been killed.
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The British surrender at Saratoga proves to be a turning point for the Americans.
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The continental Army led by Washington spends a miserable winter in Valley Forge.
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Americans sign a treaty with France.
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Tim and his mother deal with the tavern and farm with neither sam nor life.
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Mary Hays is nicknamed "Molly Pitcher" for her brave action of taking American soldiers pitchers of water during the battle of Monmouth.
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The Continental Army and with it Sam returns to Redding