Question

Joined the Continental Army at the age of 14, served from 1776 till the end of the war. Wrote a book about his experiences as Revolutionary War soldier.
During an attack by Native Americans and British on their frontier settlement, she retrieved a keg of powder from her house which was over 50 yards from the fort that they were fighting from. Her ability to successfully bring the powder back to the fort under fire allowed the fort to hold out till reinforcements could arrive to help them.


Ran away at 12 years old to serve as a sailor on an American ship


16-year-old girl who rode over the course of 5 hours working to alert the Patriots that 2,000 Redcoats were attacking Danbury, CT to capture food and ammunition stored for the Patriots and to burn the town. Her ride was twice as long as Paul Revere’s famous ride.


Was serving as the unit’s trumpeter, saved the Colonel’s life by disabling the British officer’s horse, as he attacked the defenseless Colonel Washington.


Signed up at the age of 16 to be a drummer boy in the Lexington, MA militia company. Was present, as the drummer boy, April 19, 1775, when shots were exchanged with the British and the war began

1.
Joseph Plumb Martin

2.
Ebenezer Fox

3.
Elizabeth Zane

4.
Sybil Ludington

5.
William Diamond

6.
Colonel William Washington's slave

Answer 1

Answer:

1 JOSEPH

2. ELIZABETH

3.EBENEZER

4.SYBIL

5.WILLIAM WASHINGTONS SLAVE

6. WILLIAM

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

1. Joseph Plumb Martin. Joined the Continental Army at the age of 14, served from 1776 till the end of the war. Wrote a book about his experiences as Revolutionary War soldier.

2. Ebenezer Fox. Ran away at 12 years old to serve as a sailor on an American ship.

3. Elizabeth Zane. During an attack by Native Americans and British on their frontier settlement, she retrieved a keg of powder from her house which was over 50 yards from the fort that they were fighting from. Her ability to successfully bring the powder back to the fort under fire allowed the fort to hold out till reinforcements could arrive to help them.

4. Sybil Ludington. 16-year-old girl who rode over the course of 5 hours working to alert the Patriots that 2,000 Redcoats were attacking Danbury, CT to capture food and ammunition stored for the Patriots and to burn the town. Her ride was twice as long as Paul Revere’s famous ride.

5. William Diamond. Signed up at the age of 16 to be a drummer boy in the Lexington, MA militia company. Was present, as the drummer boy, April 19, 1775, when shots were exchanged with the British and the war began

6. Colonel William Washington's slave. Was serving as the unit’s trumpeter, saved the Colonel’s life by disabling the British officer’s horse, as he attacked the defenseless Colonel Washington.

Explanation:

Joseph Plumb Martin (1760 – 1850) wrote his memoir: A Narrative of Some of the Adventures, Dangers, and Sufferings of a Revolutionary Soldier, Interspersed with Anecdotes of Incidents that Occurred Within His Own Observations. It was published in 1830.

Ebenezer Fox (1763 - 1843), born in the East Parish of Roxbury, Mass, ran away to sea in 1775. He became a Prisoner of War on the HMS Jersey during the Revolutionary War.

When Fort Henry was besieged on September 11, 1782,  Elizabeth "Betty" Zane McLaughlin Clark (1765 – 1823) saved the people in it by secretly bringing several pounds of gunpowder.

On April 26, 1777, Sybil Ludington (1761 – 1839) rode nearly 40 miles, while her father, Colonel Ludington organized the local militia.

William Diamond (1758-1828) was the drummer of Captain John Parker’s Company who sounded the alarm convoking the Lexington militia to the Common.

In January, 1781, Colonel William Washington's slave saved the Colonel’s life at the Battle of Cowpens.