almanac - a book published every year with facts about the weather, tides and rising and setting of the sun
apprentice - a person who works for a skilled worker in order to learn a trade or skill
arithmetic - figuring with numbers, adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing (today we call it math)
autobiography - the story of a person's own life written by that person
bifocals - special eyeglasses with
lenses that have one part to help you see close up and another to help
you see far away
colony - a territory that is far away from the country that governs (rules) it
constitution - laws used to govern a state or country
delegate - a person who is chosen to act for others
electricity - one of the basic forms of energy in the world
horn book - a child's
first reader made of a sheet of parchment (paper) covered by a sheet of
transparent (clear) horn 
lightning rod - a rod attached to a building to attract lightning and direct lighting down into the ground so it doesn't hit the building
peace treaty - a formal agreement between countries
Pennsylvania – one of the thirteen original colonies of the United States
Philadelphia - a city in Pennsylvania where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States were written and where the First Continental Congress met
postmaster - a person in charge of a post office
printing press - a machine for printing
things like newspapers, books and magazines
vegetarian - a person who does not eat meat, just fruits, vegetables, grains and nuts
wick - a cord in a candle that burns when it is lit
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