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The Battle of Lexington and Concord takes place, The revolutionary war begins with this battle.
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Sam comes home from college at Yale. He tells his family about the battle of Lexington and Concord, and how he fought with the Patriots. Conflict within the family already begins to develop, because Father is a passionate Loyalist.
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Sam needs a gun to fight in the war, so he wants the Brown Bess. He doesn't want to ask Father because the war is such a sensitive topic for the family, so he steals the gun instead.
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The Battle of Bunker Hill takes place and the Patriots position themselves on Bunker Hill, ready for battle. The Patriot forces were low on ammunition and could only hold off the British for so long. The British won the battle, but at a high price.
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Continental Officers come aroung to disarm Tories. They know Mr. Meeker has a gun, so they try to take it from him. He does not have the gun though because Sam stole it, leaving Mr. Meeker in big trouble.
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This battle was a huge defeat for the Patriots. The British won this battle, and forced the Patriots to retreat. Morale of the Patriot troops was greatly lowered after this battle
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Father and Tim make their annual trip to Verplancks Point to sell cattle. Both on the way there and back they get into trouble with cowboys. On the way back Father gets taken by the cowboys, leaving Tim and Mother to fend for themselves!
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Due to a food shortage, theives try to steal cattle from the Meeker's tavern. Sam is home at the time, but he's not supposed to be home. He tries to stop the theives, but he is outnumbered. The real theives decide to turn him in to General Putnam as a theif.
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General Putnam believes the story of the theives because Sam wasn't supposed to be home in the first place, and he is desperate to make an example out of someone. He holds a trial for Sam, and the result is that Sam is to be executed.
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Sam is executed in a brutal manner. A sack is placed over his head, and he is shot be three men holding their guns right up against him. He was still alive and on fire, so he was shot again. This time he stopped squirming and died. As a result, this event was the resolution of the story.
