◼︎ Chapter 40 / Chapter XL

  1. What year is it now in Chapter 40?

  2. Look at the two paintings of the 1777 Battle of Princeton below.

    • What are your impressions of the battle?

  3. Why does Isabel take a different route to the prison every day?

  4. Can masters hire our their enslaved persons?

    • Explain.

  5. Now there are two persons named George in the story.

    • Who are they?

  6. What is the state of Lady Seymour’s health?

  7. Lady Seymour says, “I will soon meet my Maker.”

    • What does she mean?

  8. What did Lady Seymour want to do, but was unable to do?

  9. What kind of logs does Isabel choose for Colonel Hawkins’ fire?

    • Why does Isabel do this?

A+ BONUS: From Common Sense Isabel gathers: “A person born to wealth was not born to rule over others, and it was good and proper to fight injustice.”

  • Do rich people have the right to rule others?

  • Should we fight the wrongs we see in the world?

  • What are your thoughts?

• The Battle of Princeton, 1777

• The Battle of Princeton, 1777