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What is West point was a military academy that was officially opened on March 16, 1802 in west point New York 50 miles north of Manhattan. And was the countries finest school of engineering and science at the time.
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What is West-point?
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Prisoners would rub charcoal on their face and pretend to be slaves, or they would dig a tunnel to escape camp.
What are two examples of how prisoners tried to escape camp?
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What is an ironclads?
An ironclad is a steam-propelled warship fitted with plates of iron armor invented in the 1800s. This idea of an armored ships was not new, the Vikings had the first idea of this when they lined their ships with their shields. These ironclads that were us
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What is To get in you had to not only be appointed by a congress man, but you also have to pass an entrance exam. Also to stay in you had to maintain less than 200 demerates. Which could be giving out for any acts that didn't show the character they want
What does it take to get into West-point?
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56,000 people.
How many people died from prison camps?
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When was the 1st duel between 2 ironclad warship?
On March 9, 1862 the battle between the Monitor and the (union ironclad) and the Merrimack (CSS Virginia) during the Civil War (1861-65) was history’s first duel between ironclad warships.
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What is In classes they were taught heavily on engineering, math, and military tactics. These classes included artillery training, active fencing, and training for riot outbreaks just to name a few. http://www.americancivilwar.asn.au/meet/2002_10_mtg_wes
What do you do in West point?
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Cholera, scurvy, smallpox
What are three diseases that prisoners got from malnourishment?
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What makes ironclads different from regular warships at the time?
These ironclads looked very different from ships that came before and ships that came after. The inventors were solving old problems in new ways, using new technology to design and build ships that were more innovative than ships before. Also these new sh
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What was the name of the act that allowed the Union to print more money to help finance the war, and what year was it made?
Legal Tender Act, 1862
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What is George Custer;
Custer was known for directing cavalry actions at the battle of Bull Run. He was called the boy general and was daring and brave which lead him to stay in the thick of the battle until the war ended. Custer’s role was crucial in sta
What generals were graduates from west point?
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Some prisoners thought their life was over and some even attempted suicide by tempting the guards to shoot them. Others tried to make the best of it by making their own society (starting a band, establishing a library, publishing newspapers, ect.)
How did captured soldiers react to being put in prison camps?
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How were ironclad ships used?
The Confederacy used many of its ironclads to defend their harbors and rivers, since one ironclad could defeat a larger number of wooden warships, and most of the Union warships were wooden. Sometimes, this meant that a Southern ironclad could spend years
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What is the weeks before the civil war tension grew between the school split into two separate groups: cadets from the south and cadets from the north. Since most cadets stayed loyal to their home states many southern cadets resigned from west point to jo
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How were ironclads innovanted?
These ironclad warships began to mount increasingly heavy guns, replacing 18 and 24 pounder guns with 32 pounders on sailing ships of the line and introducing 68 pounders on steamer. These ironclads also were equiped with torpedoes, turrets, barbettes an
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What were the three ways that the Union raised money for the war?
65% of the money was raised from people buying bonds.
20% of the money for the war was raised from taxation.. It was the first income tax in American history, introduced in 1861. 15%of the money raised for the war was raised from printing more money. |
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