Innovations like these did not just change the way people fought wars--they also changed the way people lived514e969482da0 Many Weapons were used in the The Civil War from knives to swords along with a variety of firearms‚ including rifles‚ pistols‚ muskets‚ and repeating weapons. Also widely used was artillery including cannons. Some of the new weapon technologies used in the civil war include rifled gun barrels‚ the Minie ball and repeating rifles. Civil War Cannons Cannons played a major role
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redcoat by the name of John Goldfinch. Another redcoat‚ Hugh White‚ joined Goldfinch to defend him. Hugh White became agitated and struck out‚ hitting the patriot in the face with his musket. The patriot cried out in pain and attracted a mob of fifty or so people. Goldfinch retreated to a nearby house and pointed his musket towards the crowd. The mob got violent‚ throwing chunks of ice at White and shouting “Kill him!” Other mobs were forming on the streets of Boston‚ attack other redcoats with the chunks
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demand of the Industrial Revolution for raw materials‚ new markets‚ and etc. In addition Europe wanted to conquer and and colonize Africa but at the time it was very difficult for Europeans to take over countries due to the fact that everybody used muskets. However‚ due to technological advancements by the Europeans‚ a man named Hiram S. Maxim invented the Maxim gun in 1885‚ the first machine gun. At this point‚ the Europeans and other countries had a huge advantage in weaponry against the Africans
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Gunpowder‚ or black powder‚ is a flammable powder and considered a “low explosive”. It consists of a mixture of Sulfur‚ Charcoal powder‚ and Potassium Nitrate (saltpeter). When put under pressure and lit‚ it will deflagrate and explode. Gunpowder was widely used in China in hand cannons (early firearms) and firecrackers (early missiles). The earliest recorded usage of gunpowder in a weapon were Chinese land mines developed in the 9th century. Gunpowder is not widely used as an explosive today‚ however
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As King Louis XVI reined over France during the French Revolution his actions heavily impacted the revolution. When he took over as king in 1774 the country was in severe financial crisis; extravagant spending for the American Revolution left the country on the brink of bankruptcy (History.com Staff 2009). Heavy taxes were imposed which were impossible for the Third Estate (the common people) to pay due to low harvests. King Louis XVI was not popular by the citizens which resulted in outbreaks to
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During World War I‚ the defensive weapons used by the German were way more advanced than the offensive weapons of the U.S and their allies. Although the U.S came out on top breaking through the German defenses and forcing their troops to retreat to their trenches‚ we suffered a great amount of casualties. The lost battalion went into Argon Forest with approximately six hundred men‚ they left with over four hundred dog tags and less than two hundred men because of the defensive lines advanced armory
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Abraham Lincoln‚ ex-slaves‚ and Susie Taylor‚ all were fighting for different things during the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln pledged to forbid slavery in the new states and do nothing about ending slavery in the states where slavery was already existed. When people pressured Lincoln to make freedom one of the outcomes of war‚ he defended his policy. He wanted to save the Union whether it meant saving or destroying slavery. The war aims of the former slave and the black soldiers was different than President
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People commonly have the misconception that heavier objects fall faster than lighter ones. They have this misconception because that is what they commonly observe. In the real world there is air resistance. With air resistance this misconception is true. If no air resistance is present‚ the rate of descent depends only on how far the object has fallen‚ no matter how heavy the object is. This means that two objects will reach the ground at the same time if they are dropped at the same time from the
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able to finance‚ equip‚ train and mobilize gunpowder armies. The Safavids of Iran‚ beginning with Shah Ismail I set up a gunpowder empire in the early 16th century which continued under Shah Abbas the Great until 1722. The Shah’s army carried muskets and used large artillery weapons like the canon. Shah Abbas hired English advisors to train soldiers in firearms. The Mughals of India under Babur and then Akbar was able to consolidate power in Central Asia with the use of gunpowder and firearms
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to the 95th are cluttered with quick thinking tactical situations evading and killing the French as he leads portages natives in tormenting the French who eventually retreat from the war. Dodd used his English rifle which was superior to the French musket to pick off Frenchmen from over a hundred yards and was untouched by the poor marksmanship and inferior technology of the French. He leads groups of local men (who obviously were not too happy with the French either) against the Emperors army. The
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