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British troops were going to capture and destroy supplies that the militia were storing at Concord. The patriot minutemen fought off the British and managed to drive them away. This battle was a Patriot victory.
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Sam arrives at home during dinner to tell everyone in the tavern about the battles at Lexington and Concord.
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Tim goes down to Tom Warrups' shack to vist Sam and finds the Brown Bess under a blanket.
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A small force of Green Mountain Boys, led by Ethan Allen, captured Fort Ticonderoga. A patriot victory.
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The British make an attempt to capture Bunker Hill. The patriots hear of this ahead of time, and during the night they fortify the hill. However, this turns out to be the wrong hill. A British Victory.
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Four continentals come into the tavern and try to take the gun, beating up Father in the process. The have to leave empty handed, however, since Sam still has the gun.
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Mr. Heron comes into the tavern and soon asks Tim to deliver some "business" letters for him to Fairfield. Father says no and Mr. Heron leaves. Father says that those letters are probably not ordinary business letters.
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Tim encounters Betsy while walking to Fairfield. They get into a fight about the letter. Betsy gets the letter away from Tim. She runs away, opens it, and then drops it on the ground. Tim picks it up and reads it. He finds out that it is not business letters.
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The Declaration of Independence is signed, officially announcing the colonies' independence from Britain.
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Father and Tim are going to Verplanks Point to sell their cattle.
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An escort then arrives and chases the cow-boys away.
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Father is riding ahead to check for anyone and then riding back to check on Tim. After a while, Tim realizes that Father hasn't come back for a long time. He goes on and finds tracks in the snow that suggest a struggle.
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The day before they start to return home, there was a large snowstorm. In the morning, the snow had stopped, but there is a foot of snow on the ground.
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After the British march into Redding, they go to Mr. Heron's house. They then go to Captain Bett's house where they capture Captain Betts, Mr. Read, and Jerry Sanford.
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News arrives that Father died on a British prison ship. He had been dead for almost a month.
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Tim and Sam hear a noise back in the barn. When they go to investigate, they find that four of the cows are gone. Sam tells Tim to get the other cows and runs off to chase after the real thieves. The two actual cattle thieves overtake him and bring him in as a cattle thief.
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General Putnam is determined to make an example of someone. Tim talks to General Putnam and he says that he'll reconsider his decision.
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Sam is brought to the top of the hill. He is shot from such a close distance, that his clothes catch on fire. He falls over, and twitches around until he is shot again.
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Tim goes down to the stockade and throws a bayonet into it. He is hoping that Sam will be able to use it to escape. He doesn't know if Sam is in there.
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Period- April 19, 1775 to September 3 1783
