My Brother Sam Is Dead- Quotes
sam's position in the army
Governor's second foot guard under captain Benedict arnold
by that I suppose you mean the soldiers of your king
Life
where does sam plan to go with the brown bess
Massachusetts
I think men of common sense will prevail, Nobody wants rebellion except the hotheads.
Mr. Beach
"Sir, it's worth dying to be free."
Sam
we've beaten the British is massachusetts
Sam
well, the beginning was when the lobsterbacks
Sam
Where has Life fought before
Siege of louisbourg during French and indian war
where will sam run if the fighting gets bad enough
Warrups
that's rebellion, they'll have us in war yet
farmer
I WILL NOT HAVE TREASON SPOKEN IN MY HOUSE, SAM
life
Free? Free to do what, sam? free to __________________, to ___________________, to ___________________
mock your king, shoot your neighbor, make a mess of a thousand lives
A month later everybody's forgotten it- except the wives and children of the men who've managed to get themselves killed (FORESHADOWS life and sam deaths)
mr. beach
I don't think the people of Redding are anxious to fight, sam
mr. beach
what is important in the Meeker family
religion
Why should they get rich off our taxes back in England?
sam
that's not what they say in new haven, sir, they say that the whole colony of Massachusetts is ready to fight and if Massachusetts fights, Connecticut will fight too
sam
where did life take the gun with him
to Verplancks point to sell cattle and buy supplies for the store
why does sam fight
to keep his country free