◼︎ Chapter 6 / Chapter VI

  1. On the way to fetch water, four soldiers are building a barricade.

    • What is a barricade?

    • What do they use to make it?

  2. Why do rich people get their water from the Tea Water Pump?

    • See photo of old water pump below.

  3. Curzon says Lockton is a “dirty Loyalist.”

    • What might Lockton be loyal to?

    • Why might this be a problem in the American colonies?

    • Hint: Watch short video below.

  4. Who might the rebels (aka, the Patriots) be?

  5. Why doesn’t Isabel care whether Lockton is a Loyalist or a rebel (Patriot)?

  6. Curzon wants Isabel to spy on the Locktons.

    • Do you trust Curzon?

    • Why or why not?

  7. What was the “hard truth” Curzon spoken to Isabel?

  8. If you were in Isabel’s sitution, what would you do?

    • Explain yourself!

  9. BONUS: Write a question for this chapter.

    • Answer your own question.


An old water pump.


Short video about Patriots and Loyalists in about 1776.