Apprentice A person under a legal agreement to work for a specific basic time to learn a craft or skill for a master craftsman most apprentices were boys 10 to 18 years of age.
Broadside A large sheet of paper printed on one side and used to publicly advertise announce or offer political opinions during the late colonial period.
Loyalist/Tory An American who did not support revolution against Britain and was loyal to the king George the third approximately one third of all American colonist during the Revolution were loyalists
Patriot In American during the war the supported the cause of the revolution only about one third of Americans were patriots sometimes these people were wigs
Small pox Deadly very contagious measles like disease that killed or probably scarred many people during the 18th-century many soldiers were insulated against smallpox
Tavern return and and or meeting place that offers lodging and solid food and drink for both travelers and regular customers in the colonial era many political discussions and plans were a debate at taverns
The shot heard around the world Famous phrase from Ralph Waldo Emerson spoke about the first shot from the revolutionary war out Lexington and Concorde Massachusetts on April 19, 1775