Nicholas Sheng, Devon Gorham, and Issaiah Geisner

NHD Project

Work Cited

Thesis Statement: The courageous espionage of the American spies in the Revolutionary War is what won the war. Without them sacrificing their lives, we would not have won. Primary Sources Gallery of Letters Spies of the American Revolution. Gold Star Collection, n.d. Web. 31 Dec. 2011. <http://www2.si.umich.edu/spies/index-gallery.htm> The first letter told me about people that can be spies in wars. Benjamin Thompson, who was a scientist, was still a spy in the Revolutionary War. Gallery of Letters Spies of the American Revolution. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Dec. 2011. <http://www2.si.umich.edu/spies/index-gallery.htm> The second letter told us how sneaky a spy can be. For example, gaining the enemys trust. Rose, Alexander. Washingtons Spies. New York: Bantam Dell, 2006. It gave us many primary sources that we may use about the Culper Spy Ring. Spy Letters of the American Revolution. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Jan. 2012. <http://www2.si.umich.edu/spies/index-gallery.html>. The fourth letter gave us a picture of a mask letter. The letter was supposed be read while wearing the correct mask. Spy Letters of the American Revolution. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Jan. 2012. <http://www2.si.umich.edu/spies/index-gallery.html>. The sixth letter was a letter captured by the British when Benjamin Tallmadge to the Culper Spy Ring. Secondary Sources Fleming, Thomas. Liberty! The American Revolution. N.p: n.p., n.d. This book helped me a lot because it had a lot of information about the Revolutionary War. Surveillance Video. N.p.,n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2011. <http://www.surveillance-video.com/revolutionmarch-2009.html/>. There were many spies in the Revolutionary War. This website identified some of them for me and told me what they did. Alder, David A. Heroes of the Revolution. New York: Holiday House, 2003. We learned a lot about Lydia Darragh and Nathan Hale.

Allen, Thomas B. George Washington, Spymaster. Washington DC: National Geographic Society, 2004, Print. This book gave me detailed and important information about George Washington and his spies that worked for him during the Revolutionary War. Arnold, James R, and Roberta Wiener. The Revolutionary War, The Turn of the Tide N.p.: Grolier Educational, 2002. This book gave me valuable information about the Revolutionary War spies that had stolen enemy plans and had taken them to their base. CIA. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Dec. 2011. <https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/6-12th-grade/operationhistory/revolutionary-war.html>. This website had information on a few spies in the Revolutionary War. It gave us a lot of information about some of the most famous Revolutionary War spies. We will put that information on our site. Ethemes. N.p, n.d Web. 19 Dec. 2011. http://ethemes.missouri.edu/themes/127 This website had many links to wonderful sources about the Revolutionary War spies. Si Umich. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Dec. 2011. <http://www2.si.umich.edu/spies/index-methods.html>. This had lots of information about some of the secret methods the Revolutionary War spies used.