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    English Civil War Project - contents: · 1 timeline · 2 intro · 3 a map showing were the battle had happened · 4 key battles · 5 causes of civil war · 6 weapons and tatics used 1. English Civil War Timeline: 13th June 1625 King Charles Marries May 1626 Parliament Dismissed 13th March Parliament Recalled 22nd August 1628 Buckingham Assassinated March 1629 MPs Arrested 1632 Thomas Wentworth 18 June

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    interviews with different people‚ actual footage from the school. He ends this scene with crying children outside the school. Directly after this‚ he cuts to Heston‚ who is at an NRA rally. This is Moore’s use of the crosscut. Heston is holding a musket and proclaiming "I have only five words for you: from my cold‚ dead‚ hands." He put the NRA rally directly

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    changed. They were no longer fought in the Napoleonic style that was used earlier. Technological advancements are a big reason why World War 1 should be considered the first modern war. Before World War 1‚ weapons such as knives‚ swords‚ bayonets‚ muskets‚ cannons‚ etc. were used and wars were fought by

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    Marta Dziak – Western Civilization paper A numerous amount of revolutions have taken place throughout the storied history on earth‚ ranging from the unremarkable and forgettable‚ to the famous and extravagant such as the English and American Revolutions. As we study American history‚ we can see that on many counts‚ the phrase “history repeats itself”‚ reveals much truth. Both the English Civil War and the American Revolution consist of similarities‚ whether general or specific. Many of the events

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    As they brought muskets and swords that were superior the the Natives weapons but they also brought domestication of animals new ways of farming‚ compasses maps and others. It is safe to say that everything was not all bad for the Native Americans. Native Americans also

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    must be included in this number of Confederate troops). These were clad in all kinds of uniforms‚ not only in cast-off or captured United States uniforms‚ but in coats with Southern buttons‚ State buttons‚ etc. Most of the Negroes had arms‚ rifles‚ muskets‚ sabers‚ bowie-knives‚ dirks‚ etc.... and were manifestly an integral part of the Southern Confederate Army. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ On December

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    The first line of the American troops were armed with rifles while the Britsih soilders were armed with muskets. The rifles fired with more accuracy and distance then the muskets. This allowed American soilders to pick off British officials before they were even in range to fire back. Taking out a lot of officials and even calvarymen really softened the blow of the British soilders This was

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    and Khionontateronon all lost to the Iroquois unmatchable firepower. But this advantage over other Indian nations didn’t last and as time went on in the mid 17th century when muskets came into general use it was realized how slow their shots were in comparison to the traditional bow and arrow. Also the use of these muskets created a dependence on the European Americans for materials and ammunition but there was no going back to the primitive weapons and wooden armour because warfare had changed

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    arrest Gabriel. When Benjamin’s young son Thomas tries to free Gabriel‚ he is shot and killed by Tavington‚ who orders the Martins’ house burned and wounded American regulars executed. After the British leave‚ Benjamin gives his next two eldest sons muskets and they ambush the British unit escorting a shackled Gabriel. Benjamin skillfully‚ yet brutally‚ kills many soldiers with his tomahawk. A British survivor tells Tavington of an almost unseen man rapidly killing the soldiers‚ earning Benjamin the

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    After being given news of the battle of Lexington and Concord‚ Alexander Hamilton began to prepare for the war. With an old friend Robert Troup and other King’s College men‚ Hamilton formed a volunteer musket drill unit and‚ with the assistance of some of his veteran professors‚ trained a group of young college boys to shoot and fight. Hamilton also began studying artillery with the help from his math professor. Alexander and his volunteers had their first military action on the night of August 23

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