I have never read what you are asking, but just by looking at it, I would assume that he is stereotyping Dutch people, because he is calling Black Dog an insult, which is "son of a dutchman".
Answer:
He got burned because he went into the church to get johnny because the roof caved in on him and ember fell on johnny's back.
Explanation:
Paragraph 1, since it says "I can't believe this storm" and "we're stuck on the couch!" Which indicates that setting that the whole story is in, not including where they actually go.
Well manifest destiny is the 19th century , the expansion of the u.s. And Spoils System is part of the political parties it is one of them.<span />