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Silversmith
Johnny is the most talented of Ephraim Lapham's apprentices and is look highly upon. This is important because it is his first job and it led up to him burning his hand and his friendship with Paul Revere.
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Hand Accident
Johnny badly burns his hand while making a silver sugar basin for John Hancock. This is important to the book because he quite being a silversmith.
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Enter Rab
Johnny wanders around Boston, half-heartedly looking for a new trade now that he is unable to make silver items. He meets Rab and is offered a job to deliver paper for the Boston Observer. Johnny does not want it so he leaves. This scene was put into the story because he does later on take the job and finds himself a part of the Patriotic Movement.
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Johnny's Silver Cup
Johnny goes to Merchant Lyte to ask him to take care of him and uses the silver cup his mother gave him. Lyte accused him of stealing the silver cup, and Johnny stands trial. He is acquitted through the combined efforts of Rab, Cilla, and Josiah Quincy. It is significant because this trail caused Johnny to look away from the Lytes and not rely on them.
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Rab's Offer is Accepted
Johnny gets a job at the Boston Observer riding for them, after Rab promised him a job there. Joining the Boston Observer is important to the plot because this job will unite him with other patriot leaders.
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Tea Problems
The Sons of Liberty dressed up as Indians to attack British tea ships They dumped tea into the Boston Harbor. The Boston Tea Party is significant to book because Johnny takes part in it and it was a major part in the patriotic movement.
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Intolerable Act
The Intolerable Act came in as a punishment for the Boston Tea Party and it shut down the Boston Harbor until the tea was paid for. It is important because this set fire into the colonist and they were pulled closer to war.
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Rider Johnny
Now that the Intolerable Act came in, a lot of people don't have money for paper. Johnny needs money so he starts delivering paper for British soldiers. This scene is significant because Johnny earns information on the troops stationed in his city.
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Cilla and Isannah Moves
Cilla and Isannah moves into the Lyte's home after their mother didn't want them anymore. This event is important because they can get information on the Lytes who are Tories.
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Lytes Get Attacked
With the information that Mrs. Bessie and Cilla got for the Patriots, they attacked him and tried to get them scared and leave Boston. It is an important event because it shows that the rebels will fight for freedom.
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Continental Congress
The first meeting of the Continental Congress, a form of representative government takes place. This is important because it tells the readers that the Patriots are getting organized for war.
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Johnny Helps the Rebels
Johnny helps get intel for the American rebels trying to defend the stores of gunpowder and cannons at Lexington and Concord. It is an important part of the book because Johnny is changing his way and helping people.
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Shot Heard Around the World
The war starts. "Shot Heard Around the World"is significant to the story and it shows the first shot fired in the war,
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Victory!
The Patriots won the Battle of Lexington and Concord. Winning this battle raised the rebel's hope and gave them courage.
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Rab's Death
Johnny looks for Rab after the battle of Lexington and Concord, only to find out that he was wounded and is going to die. This part of the book make Johnny rethink and ends up making Johnny accept the operation on his hand.
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