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HTS Test 3 Identific
Ident for test 3 of History, Technology, and Society Course taught by Gambrell
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Flintlock muskets | Flint scrapes metal and ignites gunpowder. Misfired often. Hard to load. Inaccurate |
| Brown Bess musket | Main standard of flintlock musket. Invented in England in 1682 and lasted until 1842. Misfired often. Hard to load. Inaccurate |
| Rifle American Independence | Used during American independance. More accurate and better range than muskets. Longer loading time. Better trajectory due to spin groove in barrel |
| Infantry in 18th century | Built around flintlock muskets. Inaccurate and unreliable guns. Two-line system. Front row shoots, then back row shoots while front reloads. Fights by rules of what is “gentlemanly” |
| Cannons in 18th century | Changed little since 18th century. Boring mill by John Wilkinson allowed more even holes. Extremely expensive |
| Ships in 18th century | Oak frigates w/ short range cannons. Trying to meet at “T” |
| Joshua Shaw | Percussion cap 1814. Small metal cap that replaces flint and metal. Hammer strikes the cap to ignite the shot. More reliable, easy conversion |
| Percussion cap | Invented by Joshua Shaw 1814. Small metal cap that replaces flint and metal. Hammer strikes the cap to ignite the shot. More reliable, and easy conversion |
| Cylinder-cone shaped bullet | Replaced ball shape. 1823-1850. Bullet expanded while firing. Allowed smaller bullets. Eased loading. Increased range |
| John Hall | Breechloader 1811. Bullet and powder loaded from opposite ends. Issues w/ backlash and loss of propulsion, unpopular w/ soldiers |
| Breechloader | Invented 1811 by John Hall. Bullet and powder loaded from opposite ends. 1859 Christian Sharps produced a satisfactory single-shot breechloader |
| Horace Smith and Daniel Weston | 1858 invented modern self-contained metal bullet cartridge of bullet, powder, and primer |
| Modern and Total War | WWI first example. Using up-to-date technology and have everyone involved in fighting in some capacity |
| Stalemate | Entrenchment w/ concrete bunkers and steel wire. Had to be broken w/ new tech |
| Airplane | 1915 firing by pilot through propeller possible. Led to dogfights and bombing. Makes military debut WWI |
| Tank | Developed by Earnest Swentson 1915. Little more than armored caterpillar tractor w/ guns. Could break stalemate |
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