Ammunition

The Continental Army's Need for Foreign Aid Without the help of foreign aid from France, the American Revolution would have faltered due to America's lack of men, morale, weapons and other supplies. The Continental Army was actually much weaker and lost a lot more battles than most people know and they not only depended on France but owed the outcome of the war mostly to France because of the turning point in the war after France helped aid the United states in their battle for independence. The…

Geronimo was born on June 16, 1829. His real name is Goyahkla (the one who yawns). He was born near the city of Clifton, Arizona. When he was only 17 years old he fell in love with a girls named Alope from the Nedni band of Apache. They had three children together. At this time he was the happiest man alive but little did he know that moment of glory was short lived. One day Colonel Jose Maria Carrasco tricked the Nedni Apache tribe because he wanted to trade with them but instead he slaughtered…

reports accelerated the spread of fighting. A month after the battle, two different groups of New England militiamen captured Fort Ticonderoga and Crown Point. By capturing the two forts, the rebellious colonists acquired a significant amount of ammunition and other supplies that would be useful. Some of the arms were then brought Boston in the summer and the Patriots began a siege of the British stronghold…

ideas and people. 3) The French sent over 12,000 troops and 32,00 sailors to support the Americans in many the battles. 4) The French sent artillery and other supplies to the soldiers. Spain was also an ally for the Patriots. They had been sending ammunition, weapons, and other supplies since April 1776, but they officially entered the war in 1778. They also sent troops to America that helped in multiple battles. The Dutch assisted the colonists from 1776, and they officially entered the war in…

destroying satellites (Chow). While there is technology to attack others by land and by space, attacks are also possible though organisms. Biological warfare is just as dangerous as an atomic bomb when concerning casualties. Any type of animal or ammunition can now be infected with any type of virus, such as smallpox, anthrax, the plague, other non-lethal viruses, and possibly even Ebola, and then be transferred to another country to kill hundreds of thousands of people. While rodents and…

Fact, 9 times out of 10 during war whichever side has the best strategy will most likely win the war. In battle, in order to get the upper hand on the enemy, weapons and fighting tactics are a major key to success. While this does not guarantee victory, it at least provides soldiers with a more positive outcome. For example, in the Vietnam War, the United States had access to state of the art weaponry and decent strategists, yet fell short of their goal of preventing the spread on communism in…

Gun Control is an important issue to Canadians in today’s society. Society’s concerns about protection from violent crimes involving firearms have encouraged Canadian Parliament to pass tougher gun control legislation. In the early 1800s, Canada lacked a rational/permanent, gun policy. The gun restrictions that did exist were temporary executed during elections and rebellions. The federal government is mainly responsible for guns and gun control in Canada. Legislation covering guns and gun…

The attack on Pearl Harbor was devastating to Americans, but have you heard of the tales of the heros who saved many of lives that day? More than 70,000 Americans sacrificed their lives in World War II and it all began with the attack on Pearl Harbor. Nobody knows of these stories and they should be recognized. It was an early morning on December 7, 1941 when 2,403 people died and even more wounded. The attack was at the Naval base, Honolulu, near Hawaii. The day that will always be recognized…

responsibilities” (Patterson). That is a problem because those athletes do not get the chance to develop fully as an adult. As we see every year there are the athletes that are still in college but take the chances between going professional in their sport or perhaps risking an injury that can potentially hurt there playing time in their sport. According to the article “College Vs. Pros: Should Athletes Leave School Early?” Clary gives us the pros to why athletes should leave…

Ellen Grace Jones wrote an article, “Why the U.S. should not ban guns”. and she argues why the U.S. should not ban our guns. Jones points out that banning guns would produce the same result as the prohibition did. Jones also states that all that outlawing does, is willingly supply and control to gang cartels and remove things from the hands of law abiding citizens. Criminals and the mentally ill intent of murder or mass crime will all still be able to get their hands on guns, no matter what the…