In chapter 7, William and John spend some time with the Wood family. During the visit, William's talk of building a house leads to a political discussion among the men. William's position is that the colony should not do anything that would anger the King. John is studying with Dr. Bulkeley and echoes the Reverend's loyalist position that perhaps Connecticut is misinterpreting the charter. Matthew is in favor of freedom and thinks that William and John are too young to fully understand the situation. Through this argument, we see the conservative, pragmatic, and radical positions on the matter that we know will eventually lead to the American Revolution. The argument ends the evening's activities, as John and William leave when Matthew storms upstairs.