civil+war+weapons+changed


 * Topic: civil war weapons

Focus: what weapons have progressed.**


 * Reason for choice: to show how different the weapons are from then to now.**

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 * What's your point? (**[|**thesis**]**) to show how exactly the weapons have changed.**

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. The weapons we have now relaod differently compared to the weapons back then.

2. We have added more advanced equipment on to the weapons.

3. More accuracy

4. Our weapons are more distructive compared to the civil war weapons.

In the civil war when they used muskets they would poor gunpowder into the barrel stuff it in with a stick then put a lead ball in and then but a wadding in to hold the ball in place then you fire. Now when you use a gun when you are out of amo you take a magazine and put under the handle, if its a pistol, then cock it and fire.
 * What is your first reason and three to five facts to support it?**

What can you conclude from these facts? We reload differently than back with the civil war weapons Sources:http://civilwarcommand-civilwar.blogspot.com/

We have scopes on our machine guns and snipers that can hit a target farther away than the civil war rifle or musket. What can you conclude from these facts? i can conclude that our weapons can travel a greater distance than the civil war weapons. Sources [] Our weapons have more accuracy than the civil war weapons. Our weapons can shoot from a distance and we can hit a target exactly where we want to. In the civil war you had to stand at a certain distance to hit a target where you wanted it. now when we shoot we shoot with more accuracy to shoot the arm or leg or head etc.
 * What is your second reason and three to five facts to support it?**
 * What is your third reason and three to five facts to support it?**

What can you conclude from these facts? i can conclude that our weapons have more accuracy because we know where we want to shoot. Sources

our weapons today are more distructive. we have more fire power that do alot more damage. for examlpe we have the gernade launcher. it can launch gernades with more accuracy and hight than a soldier can throw a gernade. it is used to blow up armored vehicles or windows, bunkers, doors,etc.
 * What is your fourth reason and three to five facts to support it?**

What can you conclude from these facts? we have more distructive weapons. Sources:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenade_launcher []