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& 73 - Life and Thought in the Revolution The pictures 1. Americans making muskets in the early years of the Revolution. Gunpowder and bullets were also in short supply. 2. Continental (American) soldiers gathered around a fire. 3. A Minuteman plowing a field with his gun at the ready. 4. One side of the Great Seal of the United States. The pyramid, with 13 layers of stone, represents the United States. The Latin words at the bottom translate as "A New Age Now Begins," or "A New Order for the Ages." The words at the top translate as "He [God] smiles upon it." The Roman numerals at the bottom give the year 1776. The vocabulary terms A glossary for the vocabulary terms can be found with the link near the top of this section's main index page. See the Getting Started pages at the front of the workbook for suggestions for students about highlighting, and making vocabulary index cards. |
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Copyright 2018 by David Burns. All rights reserved. Illustrations and reading selections appearing in this work are taken from sources in the public domain and from private collections used by permission. Sources include: the Dover Pictorial Archive, the Library of Congress, The National Archives, The Hart Publishing Co., Corel Corporation and its licensors, Nova Development Corporation and its licensors, and others. Maps were created or adapted by the author using reference maps from the United States Geological Survey and Cartesia Software. Please see the home page for this title for more information. |