 Life of an
Apprentice
Welcome to Life of an Apprentice!
Our game is a story about what it was like to grow up in
Boston, Massachusetts, in the late 1700s. But this isn’t just
a story that you read—you also help write it by deciding
what happens next! At many times in the story, you can make
choices about what our character does that will change his
life. You might end up as a fur trader, a runaway, or a rich
and successful businessman! You will also earn or spend
shillings, and the amount of money you have will help decide
what you can do.
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Here’s how it works:
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At the top of your screen you can read each part of the story.
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Click . . .
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On words in red to find out what they mean.
On pictures to learn more about what you see.
On choices to move to the next step in the story.
On Life of an Apprentice
logo to start over.
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Look . . .
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At the top right to find out how much money you
have.
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Learn . . .
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More about life in the past. Some parts of our story will probably surprise
you—life was very different long ago. A Times Have Changed
window will sometimes open to tell you more.
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By the way . . . The story is illustrated with pictures
and objects from Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library.
Winterthur collects things used in America between the mid-1600s
(the time of the Pilgrims) and the mid-1800s (the time of Abraham
Lincoln) and displays them on a country estate that used to belong
to a man named Henry Francis du Pont. Come visit us near
Wilmington, Delaware, and see our collection in person!
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Copyright © 2000 Winterthur Museum,
Garden & Library.
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