=Study Questions.= _1._ Why were the colonists happy because England defeated France? _2._ What was the Stamp Act, and why did men in America oppose this act? _3._ What did Patrick Henry say in his resolution and in his speech? _4._ Picture the scene while Patrick Henry spoke and afterwards. _5._ Why did not the Americans like the Tea Tax? _6._ Why did not the king like the American "Tea Parties"? _7._ What is a Congress; and why should Patrick Henry and Samuel Adams become good friends? _8._ Commit to memory a part of Henry's famous "liberty or death" speech. _9._ How did the people trust Patrick Henry? _10._ What did Samuel Adams do against the Stamp Act? _11._ What was the Circular Letter and why should the king be angry about it? _12._ Tell how Samuel Adams drove two regiments out of Boston. _13._ What caused a Congress? _14._ Tell what Samuel and John Adams saw and did on their way to Philadelphia. _15._ Why were people glad to see Samuel Adams? _16._ What made war seem likely to happen at any time? _17._ Read Longfellow's poem, "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere." _18._ Give an account of the Battle of Lexington. _19._ Picture the retreat from Concord to Boston. _20._ Picture the charge of the British soldiers at Bunker Hill. _21._ What did Samuel Adams see on his way to the second Continental Congress? _22._ Who introduced the motion for independence into the Congress? =Suggested Readings.= PATRICK HENRY: Cooke, _Stories of the Old Dominion_, 158-180; Brooks, _Century Book of Famous Americans_, 93-101; Magill, _Stories from Virginia History_, 116-128. SAMUEL ADAMS: Dawes, _Colonial Massachusetts_, 42-72; Brooks, _Century Book of Famous Americans_, 10-30; Hart, _Camps and Firesides of the Revolution_, 162-166; Hawthorne, _Grandfather's Chair_, 153-189, 205, 206. THE MEN WHO FOUGHT FOR AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE WITH GUN AND SWORD NATHAN HALE [Sidenote: =Hale a leader in class affairs and athletic sports=] =94. Nathan Hale, the Martyred Patriot.= Nathan Hale was born in Connecticut in 1755. He was brought up by his Puritan parents in the fear of God and in obedience to duty. At the age of sixteen Nathan left his native farm to enter Yale University. Here he soon became well liked for his gentle nature, lively spirit, and studious habits. In spite of his youth he was a leader in the affairs of his class and in all athletic sports. He graduated from college with honor and then taught school for almost two years. These were quiet days for the active young man. [Sidenote: =Enrolled to fight for liberty=]