This document provides information about scenes and historical figures from the book Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes. It includes portraits and locations in Boston and surrounding areas that are relevant to the American Revolutionary time period depicted in the story. Places highlighted include Boston Common, the Old North Church, and Lexington Green. Figures shown are Sam Adams, John Adams, John Hancock, Paul Revere, Joseph Warren, and James Otis. Details are also given about British military figures and ships involved in battles like Bunker Hill. The document seeks to provide historical context for events in the book.

1. Scenes from Johnny Tremain
by Esther Forbes

5. Modern Day Boston and Colonial Boston

6. Map of Boston
in 1775

7. Boston Neck

8. Siege of Boston
1775-1776

9. Charlestown
Showing Bunker
and
Breed’s Hill
1775

12. Portrait of Sam
Adams
by John Singleton
Copley

13. John Adams
Revolutionary,
Writer of
Massachusetts
Constitution,
Signer of
Declaration of
Independence,
Second President
of the United
States of
America

14. John Adams’
Birthplace
(above)
Quincy
Peacefields Farm
(below)
Quincy
Retirement Home of
President and Mrs.
Adams

15. Portrait of John
Hancock
by John Singleton
Copley

16. John Hancock’s House on Boston Common

17. John Hancock’s House and Boston Common

18. Portrait of Paul
Revere
by John Singleton
Copley

19. Paul Revere’s House
North Square

20. Silversmith Shop and Revere Silver

21. Portrait of Dr.
Joseph Warren
by John Singleton
Copley

22. Portrait of
James Otis
by John Singleton
Copley
Otis coined the
phrase, “No taxation
without
representation.”

23. James Otis
Avenging an
Insult

24. Portrait of
General Gage
by John Singleton
Copley

25. The Province House, Marlborough Street

26. Plaque Now Marking the
Site of the Former
Province House,
Marlborough Street

27. Copp’s Hill Burying
Ground
Between Charter and Hull
Streets

28. The Liberty Tree, Past and Present,
Corner of Washington and Essex Streets

29. The Green Dragon Tavern, Union Street

30. The Boston Tea Party, Griffin’s Wharf

31. Modern Plaque at Site of Boston Tea Party
This memorial plaque is located at the foot of the Evelyn Moakley Bridge
at Atlantic Avenue and Seaport Boulevard. Just before crossing over to
the Seaport District, the plaque is mounted on the building on the right
side of the street. Griffin's Wharf was in reality located about 500 feet or
so west of this marker because this area was reclaimed from a mud flat
when Fort Hill was cut down for landfill.

32. Old North Church on Salem Street
Where the Lanterns Were Hung by Robert Newman

33. Old State House, Washington Street

34. Beacon Hill in the 18th Century

35. View of Beacon Hill in the 18th Century,
as Seen from Breed’s Hill

36. British Regular Soldier of the 18th
Century

37. 18th Century Attire for Wealthy Men and Women

38. 18th
Century Boys’ Attire

39. 18th Century Farm Attire,
George Washington on His Farm

40. The Great Awakening in Rural 18th Century
America

41. Map of Boston, Cambridge, Lexington,
and Concord

43. British Navy HMS Somerset
Participating in the Battle of Bunker Hill

44. British Navy HMS Somerset (1746 – 1778)
The HMS Somerset was grounded on the outer beach of Provincetown
in 1778 after fighting for many years in North America. Now her
remains are buried beneath the sand, although the waves expose them
periodically. A powerful British warship with 64 mounted guns and a
crew of 400, the Somerset fought in the French and Indian War
(1756-63). She helped the British capture Louisburg and Quebec from
the French. During the American Revolution, Paul Revere rowed
beneath her bow to get to Charlestown and warn the people before the
Battles of Lexington and Concord. She rescued British troops after
those battles and bombarded Americans during the Battle of Bunker
Hill. Finally, she was wrecked in a fierce storm on November 2, 1778,
although only 21 men were lost. The rest of the crew were taken
prisoner and marched to Boston, while the canon and other cargo was
confiscated and used by American fighters in the Revolution. The
remains of the wreck have resurfaced only three times: in 1885-86, in
1973, and in 2010.

45. Buckman Tavern on Lexington Green
Where an Important Character Died

46. In the words of James Otis in Johnny Tremain,
“We are lucky men, for we have a cause worth
dying for. This honor is not given to every
generation…that a man can stand up.”