USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In the years after the American Revolution, Seminole Indians built an arsenal of weapons acquired from Cuban and British traders that allowed them to defend their lands as an alternate and well-armed Underground Railroad in what was then Spanish-controlled Florida.

Detailed explanation-2: -When Britain and the United States went to war in 1812, many Native Americans seized the opportunity to ally themselves with Britain. In return, they hoped that British weapons, munitions, artillery, and regular troops would give them the means to halt American colonization of the west.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Native Americans provided skins, hides, food, knowledge, and other crucial materials and supplies, while the settlers traded beads and other types of currency (also known as “wampum”) in exchange for these goods.

Detailed explanation-4: -Columbus and other early explorers were probably the first Europeans to bring guns to the New World, archaeologists say. And the arquebus-a long-barreled, musket-like weapon-was most likely the first personal firearm on mainland America.

Detailed explanation-5: -Babur, the first Mughal emperor, brought Turkish firearms, which Mughal adversaries, the Rajputs and the Afghans, in turn adopted. Exchanges with the Portuguese and Egypt helped to establish the technology in the subcontinent.