defending them from attacks. Older guns were equipped with ammunition that was loaded into the gun from the muzzle‚ giving them their nickname muzzle loaders‚ and the hammer on the gun struck a flash pan that held gunpowder. These guns‚ known as muskets‚ have since been upgraded enough to have more advanced guns such as a Mossberg five hundred or an AR fifteen. For about a century America has had gun regulation‚ starting in 1934 when Franklin D. Roosevelt imposed a tax on machine guns and sawed
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I have longed for Bess since I began working as the ostler of the old inn. Her incredible beauty caught my eyes and made me fall for instantly. I sadly though will never have a chance at love with Bess because her love is the highwayman. I envy every moment they spend together and that’s very often. I can tell when he’s present by his movement on the cobblestones‚ the whip on the shutters and his rhythmical whistling. I needed him gone if I ever was to spend any time with Bess. I knew
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Deborah Samson was a Massachusetts woman who disguised herself as a man and served for over a year in the revolutionary war. I think it was very brave of her to do that knowing how much trouble she could have got in. In Deborah Samson’s child and teenage years were rough because she lived in poverty. It didn’t make anything any better when her father left on a expedition
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errand for Mr. Ewing‚ another Sailor. In Ewing’s chest in the forecastle‚ she discovers a gun and a round robin‚ a sign of mutiny. She sleeps with this knowledge‚ then goes to inform the captain about the mutiny. In his rage he removes one of his muskets from an iron safe‚ and shoots Cranick‚ a stowaway who was beaten by Jaggery so badly that his arm fell off. Cranick dies and is committed to the sea. Jaggery blames Zachariah for the mutiny and whips him horribly‚ so he dies. The next day‚ Zachariah
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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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