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Blood on the River chapters 26-27

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  • How does Samuel transport baby Virginia to Point Comfort?
    By boat/canoe
  • How is Samuel's life spared?
    John and Ann Laydon testify on his behalf.
  • What excuse does Samuel use to get the baby from John and Ann Layden?
    He says he wants to take the baby for a walk to get fresh air.
  • What is Captain Ratcliffe's final fate?
    He is tortured to death
  • Review: How is James killed?
    He is shot with arrows after leaving the tent
  • Review: Whose tooth does Samuel knock out?
    Richard
  • Review: What does Samuel steal in the beginning of the story?
    His mother's locket
  • What punishment does John Laydon tell Samuel he deserves for stealing their baby?
    To be hanged
  • Why is Samuel taking baby Virginia?
    He thinks Ann will follow him/ he wants to force them to go to a safer place
  • Review: What kind of protection do they build around the fort (must get name correct)
    A Palisade
  • What does Samuel feed baby Virginia while he has her?
    Sugar water/sweet water
  • Review: Who was adopted into the Powhatan tribe?
    John Smith/ Captain Smith
  • Name 3 of the 4 people Samuel pauses to think about at the end of the book.
    His mom, John Smith, Richard, and Reverend Hunt
  • Review: While stopping at the islands, who tells the boys to put on hats so they don't burn?
    Reverend Hunt
  • What does Samuel bribe Nathanial with so that he can keep the secret of stealing baby Virginia?
    A month's worth of meat rations.
  • Review: Who sends Namontack to live in Jamestown?
    Chief Powhattan