Nathan Hale was a school teacher that was asked by Washington to become a spy he excepted.
Nathan Hale
Nathan Hale was from Connecticut and became a teacher. He became a teacher after he graduated from Yale in 1733. But when the War for Independence began, Nathan Hale accepted a commission as a lieutenant, and in 1755, he joined the Continental Army. he was stationed in Boston and then New York, and then went to spy on the British. He was captured on 21 September 1776, and did not deny that he was a spy for George Washington. He was then hung, but he did so with pride.
Before Nathan Hale became a spy, he was a school teacher. Once he joined the army and they were in need of a spy to figure out when the British would attack, Nathan Hale elected himself. Nathan Hale went to the British encampment and became a "School Teacher" for his disguise. One day as Nathan was in a local pub, a British officer noticed Nathan Hale and thought he looked very familiar. Nathan Hale had powder burns on his right cheek from a musket. A school teacher would not of had this. Due to Nathan hales burns on his face, and how uncommon it looked. They figured out that he was a spy. And hung him. When he was hung the last words he spoke were "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." and this is what Nathan Hale is most known for. -Written by a student from Ms.Rosas's class. 2010. Go APUSH!
Nathan Hale was executed by the british because they captured him and hung him as a spy
he didnt
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Nathan Hale offered to go behind British lines and be a spy for the Continental (Colonial) Army. He dressed as a Dutch immigrent, however, he was captured by the British. Hale did not even have a trial, but was hanged the next day.
Nathan Hale said the quote it means that you can only fight
Patriot Nathan Hale disguised himself as a teacher to spy on the British. He carried messages to the Colonial army but was eventually captured and hanged by the British.
Nathan Hale was a school teacher. He carried information for the Patriots. He was captured by the British and hanged. His last words were "I regret I have but one life to give for my country."
Nathan Hale (June 6, 1755 - September 22, 1776) was an officer for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He is considered America's first spy