What often fired all the bullets at once, causing the gun to break into pieces?

It

Steel gun

Machine gun

The skilled workmen


What ideas did the gun give Sam?

Ideas to hire a man to make an experimental revolver

Ideas for a new type of rifle

Ideas to give up on his repeating gun idea

Ideas to become one of the richest men in the U.S.


Where did Sam get the money to hire a man to make the first experimental revolver?

From his father

From his own savings

From the skilled workmen

From selling his wooden models


Why did Sam's father suggest him to give up on the repeating gun idea?

Because his father didn't believe in him

Because Sam had run out of ideas

Because the gun kept breaking into pieces

Because money was not important to Sam


When did Sam decide to earn money to finance the development of his gun?

After his father discouraged him

After the gun broke into pieces

After he had saved enough money

After he returned from India


Why did Sam employ two skilled workmen to develop his ideas?

Because he wanted to make a successful Colt pistol

Because he needed help to make wooden models

Because they had already made a successful revolver

Because his father forced him to do so



How did Sam feel about earning a fortune on the repeating pistol?

Money was not important to him

Money was important to him

Money made him the richest man in the U.S.

Money made him popular in the westward movement


What was a necessity for any man who joined the westward movement after 1850?

A Colt repeater

A wooden model made by Sam

A rifle with the same mechanism

A successful Colt pistol



Why did Sam believe in himself and continue to develop his ideas?

Because he thought no man should go into danger without a Colt

Because his father encouraged him

Because he wanted to earn money

Because he was discouraged by his father



Who made Sam one of the richest men in the U.S. at the time of his death in 1862?

His successful Colt pistol

His skilled workmen

His father

His wooden models made in India