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  2. Native American policy of the Ulysses S. Grant administration

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    On August 28, a seven-man committee, appointed by Grant, gave additional harsh stipulations for the Sioux in order to receive government assistance. Halfbreeds and "squaw men" (A white man with an Indian wife) were banished from the Sioux reservation. To receive the government rations, the Indians had to work the land.

  3. Pitching wedge - Wikipedia

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    And with a "putting" motion, the club can lift the ball over rough or fringe onto the putting green from a short distance to the pin (10–25 yd (9.1–22.9 m)). This last kind of stroke is commonly called a "bump and run" and can be done with many other irons, generally with a loft equal or higher than a 7-iron.

  4. Glossary of American politics - Wikipedia

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    A phrase used by U.S. President James Madison to describe the representative, federal, political system of government constructed by the U.S. Constitution, in particular the partnership between the individual states and the central government, each of which is imbued with certain separate sovereign powers but also acts as a check and balance ...

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  6. Golf instruction - Wikipedia

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    Golf instruction consists of five primary skills: shots from a tee (most notable: driving that uses a driver), full shots from the ground (mostly known as "iron shots", pitching (or 3/4 shots designed for distance control, chipping (short shots around the green the require less than a full swing), putting (1 club preferably "the putter") and course strategy or gamesmanship.

  7. History of cannons - Wikipedia

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    These cannons typically shot wooden arrows tipped with iron, the longest of which were nine feet long, but stone and iron balls were sometimes used as well. [83] Mounted bronze guns that shot iron-fletched darts were also used in a cart style weapon that was the early hwacha .

  8. RML 7-inch gun - Wikipedia

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    The 7 in (18 cm) referred to, and introduced into the service in 1865, were the first of the so-called Woolwich guns, which then meant "wrought iron M.L. guns built up on Sir W. Armstrong's principle, improved upon by hooking the coils over one another, and having solid ended steel barrels, rifled on the system shown above, for studded ...

  9. Gun safety - Wikipedia

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    A yellow flag demonstrates the rifle's bolt is open and the breech is clear. Firearm handling safety poster. Gun safety is the study and practice of managing risk when using, transporting, storing and disposing of firearms, airguns and ammunition in order to avoid injury, illness or death.