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Tim: Tim is Sam's little brother. His overall personality is wonderful and he is very determined to do something he says he'll do.
Sam: Sam is 'headstrong' as they say in the book and he just wanted to fight for something he thought was right but at the cost of his life. He didn't die because of the war though.
Tim's Mother:  Tim's mother was a very kind mother and wife I must say. She loved her son's but she wasn't going to be caught crying because of something that had already happened.
Betsy Read  -  Sam's girlfriend and the daughter of Colonel Read, a prominent local Patriot. Betsy is a bold, nosy teenaged girl, very loyal to Sam and to the Rebel cause, even though she, like all women, is forbidden to get involved.
Colonel Read  -  Betsy's father, he is a staunch and aging Patriot.
Tom Warrups -  An Indian living on Colonel Read's land who allows Sam to hide out in his teepee.
Jerry Sanford -  A young local boy and a friend of Tim's, he is captured by the British and dies on a prison ship.

Mr. Beach -  An elderly, loyalist preacher.

Mr. Heron -  A wealthy and somewhat shadowy local character, he claims to be a Tory but probably works for both sides. Heron asks Tim to relay a letter for him.

Benedict Arnold  -  He is captain of the Governor's Second Foot Guard, Sam's company.

General Putnam  -  The leader of the Rebels staying in Redding, he is a rigid and unemotional man who sentences Sam to death as an example to the rest of the troops.

Colonel Parsons  -  One of Sam's officers in Redding, he is slightly more sympathetic than General Putnam.

Mr. Platt -  Tim and Sam's uncle in New Salem.

Ezekiel Platt  -  Sam and Tim's cousin in New Salem. Ezekial's family hosts Tim and his father when they travel to Verplancks Point.

Captain Betts  -  A local Patriot who is captured and then released by the British.

Captain Starr  -  A local Patriot who is killed by the British.

Ned -  A local black man who is beheaded by the British.

Dr. Hobart -  The Redding doctor.

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The cover art was amazing and very well done. Although the book title itself kinda already tells you what might happen in the book. I also like how the chapters aren't like normal numbers or a titled chapter, it's in roman numerals. The time-line in the back of the book is helpful. I despise Betsy and her attitude because she is so rude and disrespectful. The map showing where they lived in the very front of they book also gave us a little idea  of where they where and what it looked like. The end of the book with the epilogue was sad but nice and I kinda feel bad for Tim because after everything had happened he hated the town and moved. It's a very touching book. 11/10 would recommend; would read again.

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One: When Tim was trying to deliver a letter for Mr. Heron, Betsy wanted to take it and open it but Tim said he could get in big trouble for that. Betsy said they were talking about Sam but she lied and that made me mad because she can't just do that to him. That's so messed up.
(Pg. 83 Chp. VI)

Two:  When father was captured and never returned to Tim that was a problem because Tim had to push through and do everything by himself.
(Pg. 117 Chp. IX)

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One: Tim couldn't choose between the Rebels and the British because his dad died on a British ship and Sam was killed by the Rebels.
(Pg. 164  Chp.  XII)

Two:  Tim's mom starts drinking because when they were waiting to find out if the Rebels were going to do with Sam. She needed a little somethin' somethin' to take the edge off.  During a time of need, Tim needed his mother the most because his brother and her son was about to get shot.
(Pg. 191 Chp. XIII)

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In the beginning of the book Sam tells his family that he's joining the continental army. Then on April 19 there was a outbreak of the revolutionary in Lexington and Concord. After that life doesn't really change for his family. In June the British win a costly victory at the the battle of bunker hill. Then time passes and in November 1775 Sam secretly comes and visits Redding. He only really comes back for the Brown Bess though. (Redding is where Sam and his family lives) In 1776 late November, on Tim's (Tim is Sam's little brother) first trip to Verplancks Point, "cowboys" kidnapped their father. In 1777 April 26 the British arrive in Redding. Ned is killed and Captain Betts and Jerry Stanford are taken.  In June Tim learns that his father died on a prison ship from an illness called Cholera. In the spring of 1778 Tim and mother deal with the tavern all they themselves. In December The continental army, with it Sam, returns to Redding. In 1779, late January, Sam is framed as a cattle thief. Colonel Read tells Tim and his mother that Sam is going to b e executed. On Feb. 16 1779 Sam is killed by a close-range firing squad. In the end General Benedict Arnold is found to be a British spy in 1780. And in 1783, the war finally ends.