Musket

The actions of gun activists who wish to not have the AR-15 banned are constitutional, because the constitution says we have a right to bear arms in the name of protecting ourselves. The AR-15 is a highly controversial gun which has led to several deaths as a result of misuse of the weapon. It is an extremely sad reality that there are so many lives lost, when it comes to what is supposed to be something used for protection. The AR-15 has been used in several shootings, examples being the Aurora…

“The Americans. They be attackin”. Time Enough For Drums by Ann Rinaldi is a novel that turns out to be very intriguing. Many events occur throughout the story and a lot with the character Jemima Emerson. In the book it’s in the time period of when war is happening and she is a main part in the situation. Jem in the beginning of the book is fifteen and has a tutor, and she has two brothers and a sister, Daniel (older), David (youngest), and Rebeckah (oldest of all). Jemima throughout the novel…

important role in the American Revolution by his role in the Boston Massacre. On the night of March 5, 1770, Private Hugh White, a guard on duty outside Boston’s customs house,was surrounded by a jeering crowd.He reacted by hitting one of them his musket. The crowd grew larger, and eight redcoats came to rescue White. A redcoat fired into the crowd, possibly by accident, and the people panicked. In the chaos that followed, five men were killed. Samuel Adams later described the event as…

Jamestown and the Plymouth had many differences but also had some things in common. Like [John smith] said ‘’ you don't work, you don't eat’’. They both had many rules and beliefs that were strict. In this essay i will talk about both of the colonies and their similarities and differences. On May 14, 1607, 100 members of a joint venture called the Virginia Company established the very first English settlement in North America on the banks of the James River.Tobacco became Virginia’s first…

a time for charity and for giving gifts to the poor. George Washington and other southern plantation owners were known to host lavish Christmas parties. Southerners of all economic levels celebrated raucous Christmas parties that included firing muskets into the air, banging pots, drinking, feasting, playing games, and generally taking time off from work. Bands of mummers, or folk-singers, dressed in costume, would roam Colonial towns on…

Death, destruction, and mayhem are just a few of the vestiges of modern war present throughout the United State Civil War. This conflict was based on industrialization moving to the boundaries of total war. The American Civil War is the first modern war due to innovation in technology. This is because of advances in weaponry, logistic, and communications. The industrial Revolution allowed for the greatest level of production in human history, which in turn led to the greatest level of…

Riya Jadeja Mr. O’Conner Tx history September 28, 2017 Our proud diversity Texas is reflected in a variety of cultural activities, celebrations, and performances. It is one of the many states to have such a variety of cultures and traditions. Because of the vast differences in cultures there are many fun and exciting traditions that lots of people do participate in. Each tradition has something very special and meaningful to it and Texans are all proud of their state's unique diversity…

Smith's argument is that the Cortez were able to defeat the Aztecs not because of the Spanish's superior technology or the Aztecs' belief that the Spanish were gods, but because of the Aztecs' existing tension with their neighbors due to their imperialism as well as the genocidal actions that the Spanish deployed to control the Aztecs. In the first few sections of the essay, Smith disproved the traditional idea that religion played a big role in the Aztec's conquest. He stated that there were…

Wynd Castle “American History: Our Hope for the Future” This is dedicated to all those men and women whose uniforms have been stained in the service of this great nation. I reflect the sentiment of Iraq veteran Gordon Ewell: “ I am an American and I am free today because someone fought, bled, or died in my place. I vow that as long as there is breath in my body, their sacrifice will not be in vain. ” Indeed, it is in light of their sacrifice that our sense of history springs, and in view of…

On Monday, May 22, 1865, a small band of soldiers from the 22nd and 28th Iowa regiments left their camp. The night before, there had been a heavy rainstorm. Their destination was a large peach orchard not far from the rows of white canvas. In previous visits to the orchard, soldiers had discovered a kennel of “bloodhounds,” ferocious animals trained for the pursuit of enslaved people and believed by the soldiers to have been used in the apprehension of Union soldiers who escaped from Confederate…