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Peter Salem

Peter Salem. Jazmine Segar. Summary. Peter was born as a slave in Framingham, Massachusetts in the year around 1750. Peter’s original owner was Jeremiah Belknap. Jeremiah sold Peter to Lawson Buckminster who allowed Peter to enlist in the Massachusetts Minute Men(Militia). .

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Peter Salem

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  1. Peter Salem Jazmine Segar

  2. Summary • Peter was born as a slave in Framingham, Massachusetts in the year around 1750. Peter’s original owner was Jeremiah Belknap. Jeremiah sold Peter to Lawson Buckminster who allowed Peter to enlist in the Massachusetts Minute Men(Militia).

  3. Role Played in the Revolutionary War • Peter was a soldier that took part in the battle of concord April 19,1775 and was said to have fired the shot that killed British Marine Major John Pitcairn at the battle of Bunter Hill.

  4. Loyalist or Patriot?? • Peter Salem was a Patriot. I know this because he fought Concord.

  5. Did they survive the Revolutionary War? • Yes they survived the Revolutionary War. Their status after the war was

  6. My opinion!! • My opinion about Peter Salem is that he must of put up with? Been through many things in life because he was a slave and been through the Revolutionary War.

  7. Two Additional Facts • Peter Salem died August 16, 1816,he died in the poorhouse at Framingham. He was buried in the Old Burying Ground in Framingham. In 1882, the town of Framingham erected a gravestone monument in his memory. • He remained in the Militia until the end of the Revolutionary War and was discharged from the service on March 1, 1780.

  8. Presentation Used • POWERPOINT

  9. My Opinion about the project • My opinion about this project is ok because we’re studying about a specific person which I don’t know and nearly care about and we cant work with partners. Other classes that has projects said we could even make a video but we are just doing PowerPoint's and Prezi’s but then at the same time this is better than taking NOTES!!

  10. THE END • Thank You for watching!!

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