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Why was Eli Whitney method of manufacture muskets superior to the earlier method?
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What war did Eli Whitney build all the muskets for?
War of 1812. His muskets were the first to have interchangeable parts. Yet not all of his muskets had the interchangeable parts and the first ones took place at the federal government Arsenal at Harpers Ferry in 1827 making 1,700 muskets a year. Jefferson had discussed a French musket workshop with Whitney before he made his first delivery to the government. He signed a contract with the government on June 14, 1798 to produce 10,000 muskets in 28 months at the cost of 134,000.00. By 1801 Whitney needed money and an extension of his contract. The last of the contract was delivered in 1809, ten years after the first contract. His profit was 2,500.00. Whitney died on January 8, 1825. His ideas left a model for the production of carriages, clocks, springs, rubber products, hardware and more. The factory was leased by his grandson to Oliver Winchester who made the Winchester Repeating Arms Company in 1858. These .22 caliber rifles will change the civil war.
About how many Model 1854 Austrian muskets did the South get?
100,00o muskets in 1854.
Why were muskets better than bows?
Muskets fire a heavier lead ball at a much higher velocity than a bow. Muskets will also go farther.
Why were there high numbers of casualties in the Civil War?
Tactics had not caught up with technology..The line up and shoot tactics of earlier wars were fought with smoothbore muskets, not extremely accurate weapons..At the time of the Civil War, muskets had rifled barrels which were far more accurate, resulting in higher casualties, because the old tactics were still in vogue.
Where did the rifle musket come from?
Originally muskets were long barrelled smoothbore firearms that were used in volley fire arrangement and became a feature of formal combat in the 16th century. At first they were matchlocks (used extensively in the Thirty Years War and the English Civil War). In the early 18th century muskets incorporated flintlocks and were used in many conflicts, including the Jacobite War (1745), the American Revolution (1776) and the Napoleonic Wars (1798-1815). The Rifle Musket first saw it's appearance in America during the Mexican War when they were issued to Mississippi regiments under the command of Col. Jefferson Davis. These differed from conventional muskets in that they were rifled and extremely accurate and effective. The invention of the conical bullet (Minie ball) in the early 1850's made rifled muskets easier to load and smoothbore muskets became obsolete. Springfield and Harpers Ferry Armory were making these weapons before the Civil War and Great Britain also began the manufacture of excellent rifled muskets (Endfield 1858). Rifled Muskets were the primary weapon of the American War of Rebellion (Civil War)
Why was whitney's manufacturing muskets superior to the earlier methods?
Because it was kooler
How did the Whitney family become rich?
In 1798, Eli Whitney invented a way to manufacture muskets by machine so that the parts were interchangeable. Ironically, it was as a manufacturer of muskets that Whitney finally became rich.
What else did Eli Whitney invent?
Cotton ginmusketIn 1798, Eli Whitney invented a way to manufacture muskets by machine so that the parts were interchangeable. Ironically, it was as a manufacturer of muskets that Whitney finally became rich.
Did Eli Whitney finally become rich?
yes he did... Whitney invented a way to manufacture muskets by machine so that the parts were interchangeable and made him become rich
Did Eli Whitney make muskets?
No, Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin.
When did Eli Whitney finish his muskets?
January, 1809
What year did Eli Whitney patent the cotton gin?
The year the Cotton Gin was built was 1793. Eli Whitney moved from New England to the South in 1792 He was provided a workshop by his employer in the south, Catherine Greene, when he completed it he took on a partner, Phineas Miller. This creation revolutionized Cotton Farming.Note: Eli Whitney also designed a way to manufacture muskets by machine in such a way that the parts would be interchangeable. This method is known today as 'mass production'.
What other part did did Eli Whitney invent for the muskets?
He invented interchangeable parts
What was discovered by Eli Whitney?
He discovered the cotton gin, and he also discovered muskets.
Who invented interchangeable parts to fill a large army order for muskets?
eli whitney
Where did Eli Whitney invent the musket?
Whitney did not invent the musket, which was brought into India in 1519. Whitney invented mass production and first used it in the rifle industry to build muskets.
When did Eli Whitney invent the musket?
Whitney did not invent the musket, which was brought into India in 1519 some 250 years before he was born. Whitney invented mass production and first used it in the rifle industry to build muskets with interchangable parts.
