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Queen charlotte was the Queen of Great Britan. Her involvement with the revolutionary war was being married to King George III who ruled Great Britian during the revolutionary war.  King George lead  the British army to force the Americans back into being a colony.

https://www.biography.com/people/king-george-iii

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The fire was on September 21, shortly after the British invasion. This event was during the revolutionary war. It was caused by  a wooden building called the Fighting Cocks Tavern. This fire  destroyed 493 buildings and houses.

http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/nycdata/disasters/fires-1776.html

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The River Jordan that the  grandfather speaks of in Chains is a reference to the bible.  It flows from north to south, from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea.  In the bible, the Jordan River was the scene of many miracles, which is most likely why the grandfather told everyone to "find their River Jordan."
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_River

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It's an old book written by Thomas Paine.  It was a book the urged the Americans to separate themselves from the British and fight for their own freedom.  It was a very boldly worded book that was against the British.  This is why Isabel was tempted to burn the book in Chains, since her masters were loyalists.
http://www.ushistory.org/paine/commonsense/

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In the novel Chains, they eat tongue, I assume the tongue they chose was beef tongue, as that is a dish and not only a tongue they cut out. Beef tongue is a dish made of the tongue of a cow. Beef tongue is very high in fat, contributing up to 72% of its caloric content.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beef_tongue

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A township in the state of New Jersey

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Piscataway was founded in 1666, and officially incorporated in 1798. The community, the fifth oldest municipality in New Jersey, has grown from Native American territory, through a colonial period and is one of the links in the earliest settlement of the Atlantic seacoast that ultimately led to the formation of the United States.

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Dysentery is an infection of the intestine. It causes painful stomach cramps, nausea of vomiting, and a fever. In the story, some prisoners of war had this disease.

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Camp Fever, also known as Typhus Fever, is a bacterial infection that gives a fever, headache, and rash. It was common in the 1700's.
In the story, some prisoners of war had this disease.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhus

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In the Novel Chains, they cook mincemeat. Mincemeat is a mixture of chopped dried fruit, distilled spirits and spices, and sometimes beef suet, beef, or venison. It is a meal that was somewhat eaten, and is still eaten in some homes today. (even though it doesn't always contain meat) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mincemeat

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His name is James Regan, and he was a real person.  He died 1906, two years before he reached his age limit on how long he can stay in the military.  He was born 1844.
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/jregan.htm

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Attempted Assassination of George Washington

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Attempted Assassination of George Washington

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A group of Loyalists plotted to kill George Washington only a couple weeks before July 4, 1776

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Flatbush is a neighborhood in Manhatten. It was founded by the dutch colonist. It has lots of dutch culture, such as churches. Battles of Long Island took place here. https://www.nytimes.com/1973/04/29/archives/flatbush-shaped-by-historys-hand-flatbush-shaped-by-historys-hand.html

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It's an old song that was written by a British person, despite it being an American song. It was used in the Revolutionary War.
https://allthingsliberty.com/2013/12/short-history-yankee-doodle/

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Thomas Hickey was a soldier in the revolutionary war. He was hanged on June 28, 1776. He was involved with the British invasion of New York.
https://www.history.com/news/george-washington-bodyguard-assassination-plot

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"Lockton" (Last Name of Charater- All throughout the book)

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"Lockton" (Last Name of Charater- All throughout the book)

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The last name of the family is Lockton, and it means enclosure or sealed off. This is appropriate to the story, because the Lockton family is not very open and hides things from the slaves and soldiers. In old english this means the opposite of a bridge.

https://www.houseofnames.com/lockton-family-crest

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Trinity Church is a historic parish church in the Episcopal Diocese of New York located near the intersection of Wall Street and Broadway in the lower Manhattan section of New York City, New York. https://www.trinitywallstreet.org/

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Provincial congress was a legislative body during the revolutionary war that was established by the 13 colonies. It impacted bills and government finance. https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/provincial-congresses

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His name is George William Frederick, who was the king of Great Britain and Ireland. He was also known as Mad King George because he had a genetic blood disorder.
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-22122407

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Actually couldn't find anything at all, there was nothing relating to the story in any form

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In religious context means that a dead person's soul can come into contact with the souls of living people.

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A person from the bible. She was a Jewish queen who saved the jews in the Persian empire.
http://www.womeninthebible.net/women-bible-old-new-testaments/esther-her-story/

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A tavern was a common place found in the 1700s. It was a place where people could find food and also a place to sleep. Lots of restaurants today still have "tavern" in their name, even though they don't have places to sleep. The best comparison to a tavern I can think of is a Bed and Breakfast.