What does his father do that makes Tim realize why Sam is so stubborn?
What does his father do that makes Tim realize why Sam is so stubborn? He spits at the soldier and yells at him.
What happens to Sam when he tries to stop the soldiers from stealing his family’s beef?
What happens to Sam when he tries to stop the soldiers from stealing his family’s beef? He is captured and beaten by the thieves who claim it is Sam who has stolen the cattle.
How was Tim’s plan to save his brother doomed to failure from the start?
How does Tim decide to save his brother? He will throw the bayonet into the stockade for Sam so that he can escape.
What word did Sam use when he referred to the British?
Connecticut. What word did Sam use when he referred to the British? lobsterbacks.
What type of personality does Sam’s father have?
He is stubborn, like Sam, and often hotheaded, but he has an aged cautiousness that Sam does not live long enough to cultivate. Mr. Meeker simply does not want himself or his family placed in harm’s way.
How does Tim threaten Sam why does he do it?
Why does Tim threaten to shoot Sam with the Brown Bess? Tim threatens to shoot sam because he is afraid that if he does not bring the gun to the house, the soldiers will kill his parents and Sam is not willing to give Tim the gun.
When Sam leaves Why is Tim Confused?
When Sam leaves, why is Tim confused again? He is confused because Sam stole the Brown Bess and he needs it to be a soldier but the family needs it for protection.
Is Tim a Tory or a patriot?
Indecisive Timmy: Picking Teams Just Isn’t His Thing For most of the book, Tim wants to steer clear of all this war mumbo-jumbo. He doesn’t want to pick between being a Patriot (i.e, supporting freedom for the colonies) and being a Tory (i.e., being loyal to England).
What is Tim’s plan for helping Sam before his execution?
Describe Tim’s plan to break Sam from prison. Tim is going to run down to the prison and throw over a bayonet to Sam so that he can break out of prison. Why does Tim feel he needs to attend the execution? Tim feels that Sam would want him at the execution so that he will not be alone.
Where does Tim and his mother move to after the Revolutionary War?
Tim says he has had a happy life and a wonderful family of his own, after moving to Pennsylvania with his mother and opening up a new tavern there.
What is Father’s opinion of Sam’s cause?
What is fathers opinion of Sam’s cause? Father believes Sam’s cause is an act of rebellion, and not worth dying for.
What do Sam and his girlfriend ask Tim to do at the tavern?
Sam and Betsy try to persuade Tim to eavesdrop on conversations in the tavern to help the Rebel cause. Tim is uncomfortable with this request and says he must go. He his father’s Brown Bess gun and he pleads with Sam to return it.
How does Sam feel about shooting the rebels?
He recognizes that with his family position, he would probably wind up fighting on the Loyalist side, but he also recognizes that his loyalty to Sam brother makes him uneasy about shooting any Rebel, knowing that it could be his own brother, or anyone’s brother.
What would Sam have done to rescue Father?
He wonders what Sam would have done, and concludes that Sam would do the brave, daring thing, which would be to rescue Father. It dawns on Tim that the bravest thing is not always the smartest thing, and he wonders what Father would do. Father would take the goods back home so that their tavern could make it through the winter.
How does Tim stand up for Sam in the Walking Dead?
Tim finds himself standing up for Sam when his cousin Ezekiel criticizes Sam for joining the Rebel forces, even though Tim himself generally wishes Sam had made different decisions. Away from his usual context, Tim is able to define himself and his opinions by consulting the information he has gathered through new experiences.