subject
History, 18.08.2020 21:01 brionesoswaldo09

Both the British and the Americans frequently used horseback riders to carry messages, and both sides tried to capture the riders and get the messages. The rider who lost one of Washington's important messages was Tallmadge himself. It happened when Tallmadge and some of his men were attacked by British troops near the Connecticut–New York border. Tallmadge escaped unharmed but lost a saddlebag full of secret papers. Luckily, Tallmadge's code did not fall into British hands. But among the papers was a letter from Washington in which he carelessly gave the name and address of an agent, George Higday, saying that he was a man who would probably "convey intelligence to me." Higday was arrested, but he had managed to destroy all evidence of spying. That move probably saved him from hanging. Which statement best expresses the central idea of the excerpt? Good spies know to destroy evidence in case they are arrested. George Higday could have been hanged for spying. Losing secret papers to the enemy could have serious consequences. George Washington was not good at writing letters in code.

ansver
Answers: 2

Another question on History

question
History, 21.06.2019 14:40
Abird conservation society has a database of every bird spotted by members in the past year. to make this data part of a gis would require tying each sighting to
Answers: 1
question
History, 21.06.2019 19:30
Faust is written by? a. adam smithb. hitlerc. goethed. karl marx
Answers: 2
question
History, 21.06.2019 22:10
Aside from low birthrates and high death rates, what can cause a country’s population to decline
Answers: 1
question
History, 22.06.2019 00:30
What was the earliest settlement shown on the map?
Answers: 2
You know the right answer?
Both the British and the Americans frequently used horseback riders to carry messages, and both side...
Questions
question
Mathematics, 20.01.2021 08:20
question
Chemistry, 20.01.2021 08:20
Questions on the website: 13722367