war+mww09


 * Topic: weapons **


 * Focus: see how weapons improved during the civil war **


 * Reason for choice: interested to see how weapons improved since the civil war **

Need some "starters" to help you brainstorm a thesis? Give your thesis the thesis test most important weapons used in civil war.
 * What's your point? ([|thesis]): **

What are four various secondary sources you have found before your research? [] [] [] [] What are two primary sources you have found to help your research? [] []
 * What four reasons do you have that will back up your point? **

1. Cannons used in the civil war 2. Rifles used in the civil war

3. revolvers used in the civil war 4. Grenades used in the civil war

1. Cannons used in civil war: **Napoleon**- light weight and portable. Range of 1,700 yards, but most effective at 250 or less.
 * What is your first reason and three to five facts to support it? **
 * Rifled gun ** - more accurate and has a longer range the most cannons. It could shoot about to 2,300 yards. But during battle long ranged cannons like the rifled gun proved ineffective.
 * Whitworth**- ranged of 1,600 yards. Was used mostly shooting across large bodies of water.

What can you conclude from these facts? cannons played an important role in wining battles.

Sources: [] [] 2. Rifles used in the civil war: **Sharps Rifle**- used by sharp shooters. It had a effective range of 500 yards. **Henry Rifle- was a** repenting rifle. Rate of fire 28 rounds a minute. Used often by scouts, flank guards, skirmishers, and raiding parties. Solders usually bought the rifle themselves. Worked by pulling back leaver to firer the next shoot. **Springfield Model 1863-** rate of fire 2-3 minutes. Can shoot up to 1,000 yards max. effective between 200 and 300 yards.
 * What is your second reason and three to five facts to support it? **

What can you conclude from these facts? Some rifles could fire a lot in a min. and fire a good distance. Source shttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield_Model_1863

3. Revolvers used in the civil war: **LeMat Revolver-** could hit targets 100 yards away, but was effective up to 40 yards. Single action revolver and was used by Confederacy.
 * What is your third reason and three to five facts to support it? **
 * Beaumont-Adams Revolver- ** was used by north and south officers. Double action revolver. Could hit a target 100 yards away, but is only effective up to 35 yards. Can fire 12 rounds a minute. **Colt Dragoon Revolver-** used by the U.S. primarily and civilians. Has an effective range of 50 yards. Single action revolver.

What can you conclude from these facts? revolvers could hit targets far away, but was more effective with closer targets. Sources http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_weapons_in_the_American_Civil_War 4. Grenades used in the civil war: **Ketchum Grenade-** used by the Union. Sometimes where ineffective, because had to land on its noise to explode. Had a tail at end so it could be thrown like a dart. **The Excelsior-** had a cast-iron shell held 14 nipples each with a percussion cap. If landed on a cap the Excelsior would explode. But sometimes the solder with the grenade activated it causing himself serious injury.
 * What is your fourth reason and three to five facts to support it? **

What can you conclude from these facts? grenades were hard to activate and dangerous if activated. Sources [] [] 
 * Based on your research, what conclusions would you make and how does your research connect to your life? **