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American Rev.

Published on Apr 14, 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

AMERICAN REV.

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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.

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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.

Gentlemen
A man who belonged to the upper classes of polite society or a man of high social standing.

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Liberty
to be free of government interference . to the patriots liberty was freedom from control by Great Britain.

Liberty pole tree
a centrally located pole or tree that the patriots used to post announcements or rally to protests.

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

Mechanic
a tradesman or craftsmen who works with his or her hands session as a printer bricklayer or Silversmith

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Memorabilia
A collection of memorable where valued by tens from the past

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Merchant
a person whose business was trading with other countries such as Britain many loyalists were merchants

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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

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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

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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

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