first major cause of the Musket Wars was the introduction of European Technology‚ particularly Muskets. This changed the economy of Maori society‚ as they had no form of currency so trade was their means to gain power and ‘wealth’ This created the danger of one tribe‚ in this case Nga Puhi growing increasingly powerful and influential‚ therefore their supplies of these muskets and weaponry growing exponentially in size. In 1821 Nga Puhi leader Hongi Hika acquired 300 muskets after trading them for
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to this relation‚ Sampson ’s father Jonathan Sampson Junior directly descends from the great Captain Myles Standish. It is very likely that her relatives‚ on more than one occasion‚ discussed how war had changed their own lives in ways such as the musket ball that intruded into William Bradford ’s flesh that remained incased within his body until 1657 when his life was ended (Schmidt 184). The Sampson family seemed quite ideal. But a tragedy occurred around the time Deborah was five‚ her
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Due to their invention‚ old technologies such as the rifle and musket were able to take on new characteristics with much more deadly effects. While changing old technology was important during the Industrial Revolution‚ so were the inventions of new technologies during the era. New inventions such as war rockets and
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in through the doors of the inn‚ and we didn’t talk to Bess’s father‚ but we did drink his mighty fine ale. I marched up with the redcoats to Bess’s room‚ and they put a rag in her mouth and tied her hands to the edge of the bed. Then they placed a musket beneath her breast‚ which was probably to keep her in
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Alfred Noyes (1880-1958) The Highwayman THE wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees‚ The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas‚ The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor‚ And the highwayman came riding— Riding—riding— The highwayman came riding‚ up to the old inn-door. He’d a French cocked-hat on his forehead‚ a bunch of lace at his chin‚ A coat of the claret velvet‚ and breeches of brown doe-skin; They fitted with never a wrinkle: his boots were
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Rifles‚ Brown Bess Musket‚ and Bayonet which were both used by American and British. The Long Rifles are very accurate because when shooting‚ it can go very far and accurately shoot the person you need. It was very powerful as well letting you shoot many people which can die in one shot. The cons of the long rifles were that they very high cost and it required a lot of training for the soldiers to use it and actually realize the full potential of the Long Rifle. The Brown Bess Musket was used by both
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I looked to my left then to my right‚ it was dark all around‚ except for the light emanating from the flashlight mounted on my gun. I cradled my assault rifle‚ it was my lifeline‚ if it was gone‚ I was dead‚ or worse... Alive. I heard a shriek‚ not from a human‚ but from a zombie...... I looked down the alleyway ahead it was fully dark now‚ I heard running footsteps behind me. I turned around as fast as I could. A blood covered zombie was running toward me‚ I was scared for my life. I chopped the
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Essay 3 Toy guns: To Play or Not to Play Jennifer Thompson Baker College Online Division Children all over the world have been playing with toy guns for generations. There are some toy guns that shoot darts‚ some that shoot BB’s‚ and some that make a loud blast or noise. Some toy guns look very cartoonish and are bright colored‚ but some look very much like real guns‚ and are hard to tell that they are toys. Lately there has been so much gun violence affecting our world there has begun a heated
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To all gun owners and american citizens if you’re reading this and are a gun owner read this because stuff if going on in this country that needs addressing like knowing that Dianne Feinstein and Barack Obama are trying to put a ban on assault weapons for american citizens in this ban they are going to try to ban any and all ar style rifles or ak style rifles. any rifle or pistol that has more than 5 rounds rifle any detachable magazine they are going to try to ban any military style looking
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Waitangi in 1840. Between 1642 and prior to the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi‚ many European traders and missionaries arrived‚ bringing changes for Māori. They impacted the Māori society and introduced many new things to the Māori like pigs‚ muskets‚ tobacco and alcohol. Missionaries also influenced Māori and introduced Māori to Christianity and to the written language. Europeans changed the lifestyle of Māori‚ civilised Māori and taught them farming skills and new types of agricultural cultivation
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