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        <title><![CDATA[In the novel, "My Brother Sam Is Dead,"  Sam Meeker drops out of...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/brother-sam/q-and-a/what-major-event-american-history-do-sam-his-90141</link>
        <description><![CDATA[In the novel, "My Brother Sam Is Dead,"  Sam Meeker drops out of school, in 1775, and joins the militia so that he can fight for America's independence. The theme of the story is the Revolutionary War, and it is portrayed "as a civil war that divides families and communities."
Sam is a patriot and his father is against the fight.  Sam's father is a man who doesn't want war.  He wants things to stay the way they are in the colonies.  His...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:30:15 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What major event in American History do Sam and his father disagree...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What major event in American History do Sam and his father disagree about? Describe how Sam and his father feel about the event.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:19:42 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[whats the point of the book?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[whats the point of the book?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 2 Jun 2009 20:52:20 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Sam is convicted of being a cattle thief.  The punishment for such a...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Sam is convicted of being a cattle thief.  The punishment for such a crime, as set forth by General Putnam of the Rebel Army, is death.
Ironically, the cattle which Sam is accused of stealing belong to his own family.  Some other men from his unit are actually the real thieves, and when Sam, alerted by his younger brother Tim, goes out to see why there are noises coming from the barn, he discovers that four of the family's cows are gone. ...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 16:19:41 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why did General Putnam execute Sam in My Brother Sam Is Dead?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Why did General Putnam execute Sam in My Brother Sam Is Dead?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 15:36:35 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In the fall of 1776, Mr. Meeker must plan his usual trip to Verplancks...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In the fall of 1776, Mr. Meeker must plan his usual trip to Verplancks Point to trade cattle in exchange for supplies needed by the family.  Because "there's no one else to do it", Tim will accompany him.  Along the way they are accosted by "cow-boys", Rebels purportedly intent on seeing that the cattle do not fall into Loyalist hands.  A group of riders comes to Tim and his father's rescue, and escorts them safely to their relatives' home...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 15:33:23 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What happens in Chapters 7-10 in My Brother Sam is Dead?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What happens in Chapters 7-10 in My Brother Sam is Dead?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 14:28:44 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The source of Mr. Heron's money is unknown, or at least it is not made...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The source of Mr. Heron's money is unknown, or at least it is not made clear in the book.  It is true that William Heron was a surveyor, and as such, could have made "a lot of money", since, as Tim's father noted, "surveyors always knew about the good deals on land and could get rich speculating".  Still, Mr. Heron's apparent wealth must have far exceeded what might be expected for a simple surveyor. 
Tim says about Mr. Heron that the...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 8 May 2009 17:43:22 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Where does Mr. Heron's money come from in My Brother Sam Is Dead?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Where does Mr. Heron's money come from in My Brother Sam Is Dead?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 3 May 2009 12:54:24 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[A Guide for Using My Brother Sam is Dead in the Classroom]]></title>
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        <title><![CDATA[My Brother Sam is Dead (Focus on Reading Study Guide)]]></title>
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        <title><![CDATA[My Brother Sam is Dead (Focus on Reading Study Guide) (Enhanced eBook)]]></title>
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        <title><![CDATA[How does Colonel Read clarify the problem for mother and Tim?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[How does Colonel Read clarify the problem for mother and Tim?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:39:26 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Sam has been arrested for stealing his own cattle. Mrs. Meeker doesn't...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Sam has been arrested for stealing his own cattle. Mrs. Meeker doesn't understand why General Putman won't just let him go.  Col. Read comes to the tavern and explains that Sam is in bad trouble because the General wants to make an example of someone.  Two men who were really trying to steal the cows have teamed up and are lying about Sam's involvement.  Col. Read tells Mrs. Meeker that because there are two against one it will look bad. ...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:10:38 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The biggest change that the absence of Mr. Meeker had on Tim and his...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The biggest change that the absence of Mr. Meeker had on Tim and his mother was that they had to work so much harder than they had ever worked before.  They had to keep up the farm as well as the business.  They even had to work on Sundays, "which was a sin." Tim's mother worked as hard as a man and young Tim also worked from before sun up to after sun down.  They had to be in the tavern to pour the beer, run the farm, run the store, and...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:57:31 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In "My Brother Sam Is Dead," what is the effect of not having a father...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In "My Brother Sam Is Dead," what is the effect of not having a father around the house to help out with the business?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:10:10 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[in the book my brother sam is dead why did the business seem to be soing...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[in the book my brother sam is dead why did the business seem to be soing well but in the otherhand it wasn't?name at least three examples of the problem of supply and demand. on page 128-130 ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:07:55 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[in the book my brother sam is dead what is the effect of not having...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[in the book my brother sam is dead what is the effect of not having father around the house to help out with the business on page 128?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:00:10 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[tom warrups is a sellfish traitor who only switches sides to make...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/brother-sam/q-and-a/how-would-you-describe-tom-warrups-my-brother-sam-51465</link>
        <description><![CDATA[tom warrups is a sellfish traitor who only switches sides to make money$$$ P.S. R U an @$$?F*** you]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/brother-sam/q-and-a/how-would-you-describe-tom-warrups-my-brother-sam-51465</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:08:43 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The actual details for this question can be found on pages 136-138 of...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The actual details for this question can be found on pages 136-138 of "My Brother Sam Is Dead."  Tim's mother tells him to hide the pewter in the barn and when he finishes that chore he stops outside to observe.  Tim says he first sees the vanguard and a drummer boy.  He then sees the flag-bearer and some officers on horseback.  Following them are the marching soldiers. He says, "it was a frightening thing to see."
After arriving in town...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:22:29 PST</pubDate>
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