Now that you have read Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes, you are ready to embark on a journey of discovery. How can you be certain Esther Forbes really "did her homework" before she set out to write this book? Did you feel that the events presented in the book were realistic?  Were the portrayals of famous characters like Paul Revere, John Hancock, Samuel Adams and James Otis accurate? Were the places that play such an important part in this book described realistically? Did she fairly and accurately portray the roles that the British soldiers played in the conflict. Do you think she was  too hard on the British because she is an American? In this WebQuest you will be answering these questions and more as you examine the historical record of the people, places and events of the American Revolution in order to determine the historical accuracy of the novel.