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Hand To Hand Combat Played A Major
1,446 wordsThe Revolutionary War and the Civil War may seem very different at first glance due to their differences in time. But actually they were very similar in many ways. One way in which they were so similar is in the weapons they used. Many of the weapons used in the Civil War were either the same or based off of the weapons from the American Revolution. One very important similarity is the use of black gun powder. Black gun powder was the primary source of firing power in both the American Revolutio...
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Sam Dad Brown Bess Tim
289 wordsThe book is narrated by Sam's brother Tim. Tim learns about war, life, and how to take things into your own hands. The book starts off with Tim waiting for his brother to come how from Yale University. Sam comes how dressed like a Patriot Soldier. The first words that Sam's dad said were, "Do right and then socialize." After this, I learned that Sam's dad was a very strict man. Sam explains why he is wearing the uniform. Sam's dad calls him a little soldier boy and says that he is not allowed to...
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Group Of People Brown Bess
1,784 wordsA family torn apart by war. It is the beginning of the Revolutionary War and the tension is building both on the battlefield and at home. Tim Meeker, a common farm-boy, has a brother, Sam, which he has always looked up to. However, one day Sam and his father, Life, get into an argument about the war that is raging on. Both of their tempers flare and consequently Sam leaves home and joins the Patriots to fight the oncoming British troops. His father greatly disapproves of Sam s actions because he...
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Joined The Army Guiding Principle
1,361 wordsGive me liberty, or give me death, Patrick Henry once said. This is a great example of someone stating one of their guiding principles. Patrick Henry wanted liberty and nothing would stop him. He would have sacrificed his life to get liberty. In the great novel, My Brother Sam is Dead, the four main characters all live by a principle that guides their life, and they stand up for it at any cost. Their values are put to the test as they go through the Revolutionary War. Mr. Meeker, Mrs. Meeker, Sa...
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Proud To Be An American Brown Bess
1,971 wordsMy Brother Sam is Dead Author: by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier Category: Historical Fiction Summary: It starts out in the 1770 s during the Revolution War and Samuel Meeker or Sam for short just interred the room of the tavern and he chimes in to everybody who is waiting to eat, he comes in saying where beating the Lobster Backs. His father, Eliphalet Meeker but called Life for short, starts arguing with son. After a while they calmed down and change the subject. Finally Tim Mee...
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