Spies
of the
American Revolution
Created by Thomas Styles
An Internet-Based Treasure Hunt
Introduction
Use the Internet websites to answer the 10 questions in the treasure hunt.
Write your responses on a loose leaf piece of paper with a heading. Don't
forget to respond to the "Big Question" that asks you to combine
a lot of what you learned from the readings.
1. How did spies use invisible ink to get messages across enemy lines?
http://www.si.umich.edu/spies/
2. Why did John Andre decide to take off his British uniform after his secret meeting with Benedict Arnold?
http://www.si.umich.edu/spies/print-capand.html
3. What famous words are Nathan Hale rumored to have said moments before his execution?
http://www.cia.gov/cia/ciakids/history/famous.html
4. How did Emily Geiger escape arrest and get her secret plans to General Washington despite having been captured?
5. What caused Benedict Arnold to betray the Americans?
http://www.users.qwest.net/~dhoule/barnold.htm
6. What did Sara Bradlee Fulton do to help out during the battle of Bunker Hill?
http://www.moondance.org/2001/summer01/columns/column3.htm
7. What important information did Ann Bates retrieve for General Clinton while spying on Washington in White Plaines?
8. Describe how a masked
letter was written and read.
http://www.si.umich.edu/spies/
9. What was so special about the events surrounding the death of "355" on the British prison ship?
http://www.cia.gov/cia/ciakids/history/famous.html
10. Why did Lydia Darragh decide to break her religious vows and become a spy?
The Big Question
11. Describe five
things a war spy can do to enhance his or her chances of NOT getting
caught behind enemy lines?