Welcome to the
Johnny Tremain Website
by Amber Rankin
In the attic of the Boston Observer newspaper, Johnny Tremain overhears a lively discussion among some of the Sons of Liberty
(Paul Revere, Samuel Adams, and James Otis).
Welcome to the
Johnny Tremain Website
by Amber Rankin
In the attic of the Boston Observer newspaper, Johnny Tremain overhears a lively discussion among some of the Sons of Liberty
(Paul Revere, Samuel Adams, and James Otis).
"For what will we fight?"
"To free Boston from these infernal redcoats and..."
"No" said Otis, "Boy, give me more punch. That's not enough reason for going into a war. Did any occupied city ever have better treatment than we've had from the British? Has one rebellious newspaper been stopped - one treasonable speech? Where are the firing squads, the jails jammed with political prisoners? What about the gallows for you, Sam Adams and you John Hancock? It has never been set up. I hate those infernal British troops spread all over my town as much as you do - can't move these days without stepping on a soldier. But we are not going off into a civil war merely to get them out of Boston. Why are we going to fight? Why, why?"
"We will fight for the rights of Americans. England cannot take our money away by taxes!"
"No, no, for something more important than the pocketbooks of our American citizens", Rab said, "for the rights of Englishmen everywhere!
Johnny Tremain - Esther Forbes, pgs. 177-178
Read about the events leading to the Revolutionary War then try to answer my trivia questions and work my crossword puzzle.
The Stamp Act |
Boston Tea Party |
The Intolerable Acts |
Johnny Tremain |
Crossword Puzzle |
Trivia Questions! |
Here are some links to other interesting websites related to Johnny Tremain and the American Revolution
| Johnny Tremain Links | Johnny Tremain: The Revolutionary War |
| Johnny Tremain | The History Place: American Revolution |
| A Revolutionary Webquest |
Chronicle of Revolution |
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