Chapter 4

5 Comments

1. Winter is the most quiet season, and summer is most cilvilized.
2. Woodhull moved to Amos Underhill's house to do most of the spying.
3. Intellegence of privateer-building activity was going to be in some anxiety.
4. Americans bought 3,100 vessals from merchants to fight against the British.
5. Woodhull wrote to Washington a full 7 pages report about what was happening and will be returning.

4 Questions

1. Is 3,100 vessals really enough agaisnt the British?
2. How come so far in the book, there isn't any names of women mentioned?
3. Were all spies men back then?
4. Was there even any women living in the American colonies?

3 Vocabulary

1. Regiments - military ground troops
2. Reluctance - unwillingness
3. Countenance - calm facial expression

2 Literary Terms

- "....bought in 3,100 merchant vessals..." - Foreshadow - They ready to go agains the British.
- "...Roe bought it from Woodhull..." - Irony - He should be spying and not selling things.

1 Overview

The Americans were getting all the supplies they need to get ready.