single-shot guns are carbines‚ except for the musket (Kent). The musket was one of the first guns (“Weapons & Firearms”). They were only used in the war because both sides had so many of them (Kent). They were inaccurate and had very short range. Repeaters‚ also known as breech-loaders‚ are guns that can hold multiple bullets and are far more accurate and have a larger range (“Small Arms of the Civil War”). They are more powerful than carbines and muskets‚ but were used less because they use a lot more
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The Aztec culture were in their high point in the 1500s when Montezuma was the ruler. Montezuma and the Aztecs were looked down by the Spaniards because they practiced human sacrifice and they were a very brutal culture. They weren’t prepared for war because their God was supposed to come on the same year Cortes did‚ the God was supposed to come from the east on a ship and have a beard. Well‚ guess who did just that? Cortes and the Spaniards. The Aztecs had hundreds of thousands of warriors and would
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Bibliography: Daniel‚ Douglas A. 1992. "TACTICAL FACTORS IN THE SPANISH CONQUEST OF THE AZTECS." Anthropological Quarterly 65‚ no Lewis‚ Gavin. WCIV‚ 2011‚ quoted in Fiona Mani‚ The Aztecs‚ Quill and Musket Lecturer Series. Rulska‚ Anna. "Conquistadores." In World at War: Understanding Conflict and Society. ABC-CLIO‚ 2010-. Accessed May 23‚ 2013 Seaman‚ Rebecca. "Aztec-Spanish War (Causes)." In World at War: Understanding Conflict and Society.ABC-CLIO
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“we want bread for our family”! “we need to support our families”! Waving our pitch forks‚ pikes and muskets in the air we charge. We broke into the palace and searched for the queen. We wanted the queen to face us alone. For a long ten minutes waiting for her‚ she peeks her head over the balcony and looks down at us with confusion. Everyone including me screamed‚ some people even pointed there muskets at her. They demanded for King Louis to give bread to them. The next day the king and queen were held
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The war of 1812 was the americans first war. It was a 32 month war almost three years. The U.S was fighting against the world’s strongest navy‚ the british and we were also fighting with the canadians. The white house was burnt down after by the enemies after they ate dinner in it. There was many little battle that the us lost but we also had some big wins in some big city’s‚ allowing us to win and get the land we wanted along with ending the impressment of U.S sailors. The people got very mad at
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Journal of America November 2‚ 1781 Written by: Zaire Loatman BRITISH SURRENDER AT YORKTOWN‚ VIRGINIA! It’s over‚ it’s finally over! Exactly two weeks ago on October 19‚ 1781‚ British soldier led by General Charles Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown‚ Virginia to patriot soldiers led by General George Washington. Along with General Washington‚ Marquis de Layette led his French soldiers into the battle to help the patriots. It all
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the need for weapons and started contracting. Eli Whitney was to make 10‚000 to 15‚000 muskets by 1800. He had never made a musket in his life. Whitney learned the trade and began manufacturing. Whitney was supposed to deliver the arms in one year but it took him eight years. Eli used countless excuses and charades to buy more time with the government. Whitney used the idea of interchangeable parts with his muskets. He amazed the government with his interchangeable parts idea. He did not create the
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Weather The biggest factor regarding weather on the morning of December 2‚ 1805 was that it was fraught with fog and low lying mist. This would prove especially helpful to Napoleon’s army during the assault of the Pratzen Heights. This thick fog was able to mask two of Napoleons Divisions‚ almost 16‚000 men as they approached the heights. The Russian and Austrian forces were unaware of the approaching French‚ as the summit they looked out upon had clear skies‚ yet the heights limited observation
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Jaren VanHoose Mrs.Bearden 8th Grade History 5 May 2017 Arms Advancements in the Civil War New weapons were being designed by both sides while the war was in progress and while they were fighting. Overall the advancements we’re a major push to win the war. Advancements in the weapons‚ they were using things like the minie ball‚ the spiral barrel‚ or the revolver‚ but because advances in arm advancements during the Civil War led to a higher death rates leading to the north’s victory in the end.
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The Boston Massacre was and is still a debatable Massacre. The event occurred on March 5‚ 1776. It involved the rope workers of the colonial Boston and two British regiments‚ the twenty-ninth and the fourteenth regiments. Eleven people were shot in the incident; five people were killed and the other six were merely wounded. The soldiers and the captain‚ Thomas Preston‚ were all put on trial. All were acquitted of charges of murder‚ however the two soldiers who fired first‚ Private Mathew Killroy
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