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AMERICAN REV

Published on Apr 03, 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Apprentice
A person under a legal to work for a specific time to learn a craft or skill from a master craftsman. Most apprentices were boys.

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.

Liberty
To be free of government interference. To the Patriots, liberty was freedom from control by Great Britain

Liberty Pole or Tree
A centrally located pole or tree that Patriots used to post announcements or rally for protests

Loyalist/Tory
An American who did not support revolution against Great Britain and was loyal to the King, George 丨丨丨

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Mechanic
A tradesman or other craftsman who who worked with his or her hands, such as a printer, bricklayer, or silversmith

Memorabilia
A collection of memorable or valued items from the past

Merchant
A person whose business was trading with other countries such as Great Britain. Many Loyalists were merchants.

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Patriot
An American during the war who supported the cause of revolution. Sometimes these people were called Whigs.

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Smallpox
Deadly and very contagious measles-like disease that killed or permanently scarred many people during the eighteenth century.

PATRIOT SLOGAN (1754)

JOIN OR DIE!
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BEN FRANKLEN

THERE WAS NEVER A GOOD WAR OR A BAD PEACE
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JOHN DICKINSON

THEN JOIN HAND IN HAND, BRAVE AMERICANS ALL! BY UNITING WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL
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PATRICK HENRY

GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH!
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COLONEL WILLIAM PRESCOTT

DONT FIRE UNTIL YOU SEE THE WHITES OF THEIR EYES, THEN FIRE LOW
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