Musket

The Industrial Revolution that occurred in Great Britain throughout 1760 to 1830, was a time in which many advancements in technology and industry occurred. However, the repercussions of the revolution are often overlooked, due to the focus on the positive elements. Certain advancements were made to the agricultural industry, the process in which textiles were made was improved, the growth of the mining industry occured, iron products were created, basic transportation such as railroads were…

A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens, takes place during the French Revolution. During this time period, Dickens writes of townspeople who face incredibly unjust acts as a result of the start of the French Revolution. Poverty and the corruption of the ruling class are common in this moment and the cause of many problems. A Tale of Two Cities takes place during a historical time, yet has its own narrative, making it a historical novel. A man named Georg Lukacs, who was a Marxist, wrote a…

they were grossly under supplied and so it did not look good when the orders came to march. The problem was worse than he thought, they didn’t even have a serious supply of ammunition for muskets and the two six pound guns. The Red legs had on hand a great number of insufficient ordnance stored and 20,000 musket balls cartridges and which more than half of them unserviceable. With the General ordering a specified amount of 30 rounds per man, leaving about 2400 rounds for the defense of Fort…

In a time of war, I felt very limited, trapped in my situation, I had to do something. Looking back now many things contributed to that decision. My grandmother, Bathsheba, used to come visit my home in Plymouth, when I lived with my mother. She would tell me about a woman named Joan of Arc, a woman that led the french to victory over the british. My grandmother also made me aware of how that woman died, by being burned at the stake for not listening to the rules of the church. Many times when…

The purpose of Jamestown was for Britian to gain it's share of oversea colonies, trade, and wealth. The British colonies were established by a profit-seeking corporation verses France and Spains monarchy approach. “In 1606, King James I chartered a joint-stock enterprise called the Virginia Company.” King James I motive was to spread Christian religion to the Indians who he believed “live in darkness and miserable ignorance of the true knowledge and worship of God.” The stock holders motives…

back up against the other side of the tree and rather that try to kill each other Louis the Union soldier and the Confederate solider had a pretty muched civilised conversation. Some of historically accurate technology that this novel has is the muskets they use during their battles, they cannons they blasted at each other, they used forts to protect them from the blasts from the Confederate army, they also rode on horseback into battle. The culture they had that was the same as back then was…

of flintlocks made. The flintlock idea was thought of and started developing in France during early 17th century. The flintlock style of firearms, quickly was the most popular ignition system. The musket, fusil, rifle and fowler were all types of flintlock firearms. Blunderbusses were a type of musket, they were for close combat fights. They were loaded with lead shots. They were used for boarding naval ships and coach guns. Flintlock pistols were very popular. Most of the flintlock pistols…

I woke with a start to the sound of a loud knock on the door. I rushed downstairs, flinging the door open. “They’re coming.” Robert said, a stern look on his face. I nodded. “Alright then.” I grabbed my rifle. We were ready for these regulars, and if need be, we're willing to die. We lined along the field. A young boy, around 15 perhaps, stood next to me. He trembled as the soldiers marched forward, the slow beating of the drum echoed across the field. They all stopped a distance away. The…

Canada The history of Canada all started during 15,000 to 30,000 years ago, the first people came to Canada by crossing a land bridge between North America and Asia. The first person to discover Canada and North America was a Viking, his name was Leif Erickson. He first landed though in Newfoundland 1000 CE. Then a few thousand years later, that’s when the paleo Indians then discovered Canada. Later on, Canada was inhabited for millennia by distinctive groups of Aboriginal groups. The…

mouth of the Walla Walla River.[2] During a transaction Yellepit presented Clark with a white horse in return for a copper kettle. The Americans had none in supply however, so Clark gave Yellepit his own sword, along with a quantity of gunpowder and musket balls.[3] Lewis and Clark also gave Yellepit a peace medal engraved with a portrait of President Thomas Jefferson, to be worn around the neck, and a small United States flag. Yellepit, Washington was later named after him.…