... advancements in weapon technology. Firearms became more deadly, cheap to make, and more effective. For example, while many natives were still using muzzle-loading muskets, Europeans were using breech-loading rifles which can fire 5-6 times further and fired 10 times as fast as a musket. Eventually, smokeless powder was developed which didn't reveal a shooter's position who was also equipped with machine guns ... and repeating rifles. The Battle of Omdurman was a clear significance of the power these new weapons provided. With plenty of land and resources being taken over, it was most ce...

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... tools such as stone tipped spears and quartz choppers; their food was made from hickory nuts, berries, roots, herbs, mushrooms and eggs. This varies from what the British were using; rifles and hammers while they only ate cooked food. I also learned Native Americans used natural rock caves for shelter and their material resources were; wood, bark, branches, plants, furs, bones, and ... ...

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... the English East India Company felt that the British rule often failed to respect their traditions of religion and caste. When rumors started circulating that the cartridges in their new rifles contained cow and pig fat, the natives became furious. The local Indians thought they were being polluted because a cow was a holy animal and a pig was a very dirty animal. When 85 ... ...

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