Question

During the Revolutionary War, Emily Geiger was important because she
A. disguised herself as a man so she could fight against the British.
B. helped to smuggle secret messages past through the British lines.
C. was a spy for the British Crown.
D. was the First Lady of the colony.

Answer 1

B. helped to smuggle secret messages past through the British lines.

Emily Geiger was a young Patriot courier in South Carolina who carried secret dispatches. When captured and searched, she reputedly ate the message to keep it from the British and later recreated it from memory.