On this website there are two important spies who supported the American Revolutionaries. Nathan Hale and Lydia Darragh sent messages and spied on the British in order to help the Americans win the war. They accumulated information on the British and tried to give this information to the Americans so that they could win freedom. ​​​

As described at Dictionary.com, spying is "a person employed by a government to obtain secret information or intelligence about another, usually hostile, country, especially with reference to military or naval affairs."

Lydia Darragh and Nathan Hale did this, and the way they did it is what made them interesting. Spying happens all the time, but the particular techniques depend on the people involved and the technology that they have.​​​​​​​

Spying, or espionage, is a form of communication, it is where you find information and then hide it. Communication is "the imparting or interchange of thoughts, opinions, or information by speech, writing, or signs," according to Dictionary.com. Spies observe the people they are spying on to gather information, and then give the information through letters, codes, and signals. Lydia Darragh and Nathan Hale used letters that they hid in other objects. Darragh hid her information in the pocket of a needlework quilt, and Nathan Hale hid his notes in his shoe.

Some people might think that spying is bad, but if you believe in the cause, you will need to gather as much information as possible in order to win. These people were brave and courageous because they wanted to give freedom to America. The techniques spies use have changed over time, but any spy must believe in the cause and take risks necessary to reach their goals.

As a form of communication, spying is interesting because it happens all the time, but the particular techniques depend on the people involved and the technology that they have.​​​​​​​