Importance Of Fort In The 1700's

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Forts were very important in the 1700’s especially with new settlements and wars. The fort had 5 major parts which consisted the barracks for the men, the barracks for the officers, the artillery laboratory sally ports and, the gunpowder storage room. The barracks for the men consisted of a place for the clothes and beds for 400 men. The officers room consisted of a place for clothes and beds for about 20-35 officers depending on size of boats. The artillery laboratory consisted of a place for cannons and muskets to get restored and/or repaired and storage for about 1 musket for 1.5 men and/or soldiers meaning 300 men total would be around 200 muskets and a large supply of cannons. The gunpowder room consisted of enough gunpowder and

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