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Repeating Rifles Used in the Civil War
Learning On-Line by Howard Taylor
Spencer Repeater Rifle |
. . . The Repeating Rife and the Civil War A Part of my Civil War War & Weapons Activity The
Decisive factor in the North winning the Civil War
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| Can you imagine having a large army coming at you and you
have one shot with your rifle. In order to shoot again you have to
stop, reload and then prepare to shoot. It was pretty well equal on
the Civil War 1860's battlefield . . . Until . . . the repeating rifle
was invented and mass produced.
This activity will introduce the man who invented the repeating rifle and how it happened. Answer all the questions on the Activity Sheet concerning this activity.
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