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What were some Civil War weapons?

Ammunition used during the Civil War included Minnie Balls, shots, shells, shrapnels and canisters. During the Civil War, the North possessed an advantage when it came to weaponry, as it had a large number of factories that could produce weapons. The South did not have access to enough weapons, and it acquired many weapons from captured Union soldiers.

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What is the history and development of insurance in Nigeria?

The J.C. Obande Commission report of 1961 resulted in the establishment of a Nigerian Department of Insurance in the Federal Ministry of Trade, which was later transferred to the Ministry of Finance. The Insurance Companies Act of 1961 classified insurance businesses into various classes for registration and provided forms for record keeping. The Insurance Decree of 1976 provided for the authorization of insurers, modes of operation, organization and transfers, administrative and enforcement guidelines, and penalties.\nThe National Insurance Commission was established in 1997 with the responsi..

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What are some of Abraham Lincoln's major accomplishments?

The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by Abraham Lincoln on Jan. 1, 1863, started the process for the abolishing of slavery in the United States. The proclamation also allowed black soldiers to fight in the Union Army against the Confederacy during the Civil War. The Emancipation Proclamation also lead to the 13th Amendment, which made indentured servitude and slavery illegal in the United States.\nAbraham Lincoln's passing of the Homestead Act of 1862 allowed the poor to obtain land for the first time in the United States. Applicants who were 21 or older, had never held arms against the ..

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Who was the first European to reach North America?

Those who do not consider Greenland to be part of North America give credit for European "discovery" of North America to Leif Erikson, which is why he is sometimes referred to as the first European in America. Either way, there is physical and recorded evidence that confirms the fact that Christopher Columbus was not the first European in North America. Though Columbus landed much farther to the south, Leif Erikson and his father, Erik the Red, established European colonies in North America long before Columbus was even born. Leif Erikson has also served as a symbol for Scandinavian-American i..

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What kind of government did Sparta have?

The ephors were voted in yearly and this group held a lot of power. The ephors had the power to put the kings on trial and possibly impeach him if found guilty. This small council of five served as a type of supreme court. There were two members of the ephors always with the kings on military campaigns to help keep an eye on the interests of the state.

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Who are all the US presidents who died while in office?

John Wilkes Booth, a Confederate sympathizer, killed President Lincoln on April 14, 1865, as part of a larger attempt to decapitate the American government in the waning days of the American Civil War. Charles Guiteau, a mentally unstable lawyer and preacher, shot Garfield on July 2, 1881, because he believed that the president should have offered him the post of Ambassador to France. Leon Czolgosz, an anarchist, assassinated President McKinley on Sept. 6, 1901, because he believed that the president was a symbol of oppression. Lee Harvey Oswald shot John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963, for reaso..

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What did Charles de Coulomb discover?

de Coulomb's study of wires under twisting stress led to his study of torsion balance; de Coulomb used this work to determine the Earth's density and to pioneer the use-measuring forces for magnetism and frictional electricity. He would write several papers on various magnetism and electricity aspects in the late 1700s. It was during this time that he developed his Coulomb's Law.After the French Revolution, de Coulomb devoted most of his time to scientific research. He investigated pivotal friction, fluid viscosity and the ways that man is affected by climate and food.de Coulomb..

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What did King Leopold II do during the colonization of Africa?

King Leopold II claimed that his Association Internationale du Congo would improve the life of native Africans, expose them to Christianity, end the slave trade, and set up hospitals and schools, and at first it did. His agent, Henry Morton Stanley, entered into treaties with native Africans, established military outposts and abolished the Muslim slave trade. He also took control of much of central African land and the Congo River region, which made widespread exploitation possible.\nHe forced Africans to produce ivory and rubber. Those who couldn't meet excessive production quotas were k..

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What did Paul Revere do for a living?

When he was 19, Paul Revere took over his father's goldsmith shop, and he began to expand into engraving jobs and dentistry to support his family. After the American Revolution, in which he fought and made cannons and gunpowder for the Continental Army, he began to expand his business. Adopting new industrial techniques, he began to cast iron bells for churches and to make more artillery for the army.\nSoon, he began contracting with shipbuilders in Boston for copper implements, which led him to open the first rolled-copper mill in North America. The products he made there allowed the U.S..

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When were sanitary pads invented?

The first commercially available disposable sanitary pads were Lister's Towels introduced by Johnson and Johnson in 1896. Disposable pads probably originated with nurses using wood pulp bandages to absorb their menstrual flow, particularly on the battlefield. While disposable pads were available for purchase as early as 1896, many purchasers found requesting such items to be embarrassing, and it wasn't uncommon for drugstores to allow women to place money in a box on the counter and take a package of pads without speaking to the clerk.

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