Summary Of Johnny Tremain

Johnny Tremain, A Walt Disney Production, is about how a silversmith apprentice joins the Sons of Liberty after an accident. With Hal Stalmaster as Johnny Tremain, Johnny is a Silversmith apprentice in Boston, Massachusetts from a respectable British family. His mom before she dies gives Johnny a cup. This cup signified that he came from a rich British family. Johnny reveals this to his fellow co-worker, Cilla, who is astonished. Though Johnny came from a wealthy family, he wanted to make his own way for himself. Jonathan Lytte, a wealthy British merchant, visits the silversmith shop where Johnny works to get a cup repaired. Johnny sees that he and Jonathan both have the same coat of arms and realizes that he and the British merchant are related. After an accident in the shop, Johnny burns his hand badly and has to leave his job as an apprentice.
Lytte, upon hearing this and seeing the cup, accuses Johnny of stealing the cup and has him arrested. After being thrown in jail, the Sons of Liberty, an organization created to protect the rights of the people, helps Johnny get a lawyer. After being tried and found not guilty, Johnny joins the Sons of Liberty and becomes a messenger for them. Johnny, now heavily involved with the Sons of Liberty, participates in many of their demonstrations such as the Boston Tea Party. Soon, following the Boston Tea Party, the Revolutionary war starts. Johnny fights in the Revolutionary war as a patriot and that is where the story