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“I was not yet fourteen years of age. . . . The boys were employed in waiting on the officers, but in time of action a boy was quartered [assigned] to each gun to carry cartridges.” —From Andrew Sherburne’s Experiences on a Privateer During the Revolutionary War

What dangers do you think Andrew Sherburne faced while on a privateer?

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growing up in an unsteady and war-stricken area; getting shot or killed; doing something wrong and getting punished for it

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