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Making Connections<br />

On page 19, Nick decided not to run away from Mr. Smallbone anymore. Would you<br />

have made the same decision? Explain your answer.<br />

Social Studies Connection<br />

Throughout history, one generation of people has handed down the knowledge<br />

and skills of certain trades to the next generation. The most common way this was<br />

done was through apprenticeships. Craftsmen transferred their know-how far<br />

back as 4,000 years ago in Babylon, and subsequently in Egypt, Greece, and Rome,<br />

and throughout Europe.<br />

Research some aspect of apprenticeship. Here are some topics you might want to<br />

consider:<br />

indentured servants<br />

family trades<br />

apprenticeship in the Middle Ages<br />

famous apprentices<br />

(Ben Frankin; Paul Revere)<br />

Thomas Quill (author)<br />

master and apprentice<br />

New England apprenticeship<br />

modern labor laws about apprenticeships<br />

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