Weapons of War

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Weapons of War

• Shirley Jordan

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Previewing

• Find out how a secret weapon helped in the
  American Revolution.

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Setting

• During the Revolutionary War 1775

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Words to Know

• Tomahawks- lightweight axes used
• as tools or weapons
• Harbor- area of shelter where
• ships may anchor
• Deck- main level of the outside of a ship
• Torpedo- cigar-shaped weapon that can explode
• Anchors- heavy weights attached to a
• connecting rope that are
• used to keep ships in place

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Use vocab words to describe. . .
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Flintlock Musket

• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flintlock

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Breech Loading Rifle

• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breech-loading_weapon
  
  

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The Turtle

• http//www.nautilus571.com/bushnell_turtle.htm
• http//www.uh.edu/engines/epi1385.htm
• http//www.internetmodeler.com/1999/january/first-
  looks/fl_pacificmonograph-turtle.htm
  

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Patterns of Organization

• Chronological order- in the order that the events
  happened
  
• Main Idea- paragraphs relate to main idea

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Complete the chart on the next slide
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QuizTrue or False

• Americas success in the Revolutionary War was
  surprising because the colonists didnt know how
  to fight.
  
• The British Redcoats, on the other hand, were
  part of a trained army and knew all about war.
  
• The colonists did have many weapons, however,
  which they quickly learned to use well.

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QuizTrue or False

• 4. One of the colonists most useful weapons was
  the cannon.
  
• 5. Another weapon was their first submarine, The
  Turtle.
  
• 6. The Turtle was made of oak and was shaped like
  a walnut.
  
• 7. The Turtle was developed by General Ezra Lee,
  a college professor.,

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QuizTrue or False

• 8. David Bushnell came up with a plan to blow up
  a few British ships with his submarine.
  
• 9. When Bushnell tried to drill a hole into the
  side of the Eagle, however, he got scared and
  couldnt do it.

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Extension

• What are some of the weapons of war that we use
  today?