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Mr. Hancock orders the sugar basin.
This foreshadows later events in the story. -
Johnny burns his hand.
Johnny burns his hand while making Mr. Hancock's sugar basin. This affects his mood and his actions during the rest of the story. -
Johnny goes to see merchant Lyte and he gets arrested.
Johnny was given a cup and told to go to merchant Lyte only on a last resort for help. H e is in need so he goes but he is accused of stealing and is arrested. This throws away most of his plans for his future. -
The tea tax was implemented.
This caused an outrage from the colonists. One of the causes of the revolutionary war. -
The Boston Tea Party
This was when the Sons of Liberty group dump almost all the tea off the ships into the Boston Harbor. This cause the harbor to be shut down and the colonists to be taxed more. -
"Pay the Fiddler's Bill" The Boston Harbor is shut down.
This meant no boats could go in or out of the harbor. This was to punish the colonists for wasting almost 1 million dollars in today's money of tea. -
Johnny begins taking messages to the British (spying).
Johnny starts to spy on the British by taking messages from other people to them. This help the colonists make plans for the war. -
Dove is fired by Tweedie and he meets Johnny again.
This is important because when he meets Johnny he dives him information about the British. Dove acts sort of like a spy. This help the colonists in their war. -
Lyte is driving from the country by patriots.
This just shows how the patriots feel about this situation and shows that they want justice for the colonies. -
The last meeting of the Observers.
This was when James Otis gave the famous speech and said, " No taxation without representation." This motivated the patriots. -
Johnny meets Pumpkin
Johnny helps Pumpkin desert from the army in exchange for a musket. He gives this to Rab. This means that Rab will be going to fight in the war. -
Pumpkin shot and killed
Pumpkin was captured and shot by British troops for deserting the army. This was his punishment for trying to leave. -
Paul Revere’s ride
Paul Revere rode on his horse and warned many that the British were coming. In the book Johnny help hang up one lanter to show by land and 2 lanterns if the British are coming by sea. -
Revolutionary war starts in Lexington
British troops are sent to confiscate colonial weapons. This war was know for being the first shots taken in the revolutionary war. -
Rab dies
Thus causes Johnny to be sad. This also helps him reflect on his past self and make a decision to get surgery on his hand.
