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Salem Privateers

In this lesson, students examine primary source documents to learn about the role of privateering during the American Revolution. Students discover why citizens became involved in privateering and how privateers helped the new nation during the war.

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detail of the Salem Maritime publication The Salem Armory
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Self-guided walking tours of Salem and info about the site
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The octant is a navigational tool based on the curve of one eighth of a circle. It measures angles for solar and celestial navigation.  

Did You Know?
In 1799, Salem native Nathaniel Bowditch revised John H. Moore's New Practical Navigator, the standard navigation manual of the 18th century. Bowditch discovered and corrected over 8,000 errors in Moore's manual! In 1802, Bowditch published the New American Practical Navigator.

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