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title: "Why was it difficult for American gun makers to produce muskets quickly enough to satisfy the government's demand?"  
description: "Why was it difficult for American gun makers to produce muskets quickly enough to satisfy the government's demand?"  
author: "Rivera fuller"  
published: 2018-05-16  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42529/why-was-it-difficult-for-american-gun-makers-to-produce-muskets-quickly-enough-to-satisfy-the-government-s-demand  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why was it difficult for American gun makers to produce muskets quickly enough to satisfy the government's demand? 

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