American Revolution. Spies, Secret Missions, and Hidden Facts from the American Revolution

138 Pages·2015·7.39 MB·English

by  Stephanie Bearce

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Edited by Lacy Compton
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Table of Contents
SECRETS
George Washington, Master Spy
The Boston Tea Party
Culper Spy Ring
SPY TRAINING: Crack George’s Code
SPY TRAINING: Tea Party Experiment
SPIES
Nathan Hale
Hero to Zero
Housewife Spy
The Woman Called Wahatchee
Slave Turned Spy: James Armistead Lafayette
Benjamin Franklin, Patriot Spy
SPY TRAINING: A Spy’s Memory
SPY TRAINING: Truth or Lie
SPECIAL MISSIONS
John Paul Jones’s Raid
Daring Dicey
The Truth About Paul Revere’s Ride
Molly Pitcher
Knowlton’s Rangers
SPY TRAINING: Target Practice
SPY TRAINING: Rule of Thumb
SECRET WEAPONS
Brown Bess
The Turtle Submarine
Innovative Artillerymen
Dead Drops and Invisible Ink
SPY TRAINING: Message Eggs
SPY TRAINING: Invisible Ink
SPY TRAINING: Spy Blocker
SECRET FORCES
Pirates of the Revolution
Minutemen
The Swamp Fox
Peter Francisco: The One-Man Army
Smuggling for Freedom
Sneaky Tricks
SPY TRAINING: Hidden Messages
SPY TRAINING: Swamp Training
BIBLIOGRAPHY
ABOUT THE AUTHOR

George Washington, Master Spy
Robert Dinwiddie needed a spy. He was the governor of the British Colony
of Virginia, and in 1753, it was his responsibility to protect the king’s land from
being taken over by the French. He had reports that the French were stirring up
trouble out on the frontier. They were teaming up with Indians to raid and burn
English settlers’ cabins. They were stealing British guns and ammunition.
Governor Dinwiddie was afraid the French were gearing up for war. He needed a
spy to find out exactly what was going on.
One volunteer showed up to apply for the job. It was George Washington. At