Essays and Research Papers on All History Papers

A six page paper which looks at the involvement of the Spanish historian and theologian Bartolome de las Casas in the Spanish colonisation of the Americas. The writer described las Casas’ background and the way in which firstly acquiesced in the colonists’ management of the new settlements, but later criticised the Spanish authorities’ rule ...

This 5 page report discusses the fact that literary works often demonstrate the boundaries that can and cannot be crossed and the barriers people place between themselves and understanding their contemporaries. Morrison’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “Beloved” demonstrated the ways in which characters must deal with a past that constantly haunts them. Likewise, it is clear in Frederick Douglass’ autobiography that he never ...

In 4 pages (3 pp. + 1 pg. outline) this essay compares and contrasts the agriculture, architecture, and natural disasters of Georgia and California. Five sources are listed in the bibliography.

This is a 5 page paper that provides an overview of life in Colonial America. Issues such as slavery, Puritanism, and family life are explored. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 6 page research paper that contains 2 smaller essays, of 3 pages each. The first essay concerns the causes of the Panic of 1929 and the Great Depression and the second essay addresses the financial system established by Alexander Hamilton for the young United States. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page essay that compares the Federalist essays of John Jay, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison supporting the new Constitution of the United States with the criticism of the Constitution offered in the antifederalist essays authored by "Brutus" and "Old Whig." Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page research paper that contains two short essays. The first concerns how the Civil War changed the nature of the Union and the purpose of the Fourteenth Amendment. The second essay addresses the goals of the Reconstruction era and whether or not it succeeded or failed. The writer argues that it failed. Bibliography ...

This 3 page paper discusses two diametrically opposed papers describing the “Boston Massacre” of 1770.

5 pages in length. The writer discusses the viewpoints of Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson as they relate to establishing America as the country she is today. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 5 page discussion of the controversy and difference of opinion which went into the writing of the Constitution of the United States. This paper provides an overview of those events and issues and contends that it is this very controversy and difference of opinion is what resulted in the strength and timelessness the ...

A 3 page paper that addresses 2 topics. The first half of the paper offers reflection on Bruce Catton's "Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts," which describes the contrasts between these two generals. The second half offers reflection on the student's experience in writing an essay. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 5 page research paper that reports on the innumerable controversies that the delegates to the Constitutional Convention had to overcome in order to frame this historic document. The writer relies on Catherine Drinker Bowen's classic study on this topic, "Miracle in Philadelphia." No additional sources cited.

In eight pages this paper examines the lasting influence of the Declaration of Independence and how five great American thinkers – Thomas Jefferson, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, and Martin Luther King Jr. – employed it in their respective writings and speeches. Six sources are listed in the bibliography.

A 6 page paper discussing the books 'Children At Play in the Holocaust: Games Among the shadows' by George Eisen and 'Children of the Holocaust: Conversations with Sons and Daughters of Survivors' by Helen Epstein. No additional sources are cited.

A 6 page overview of the problems associated with the rising tide of Haitian immigrants experienced in Dade County during the last decade of the twentieth century. The county is characterized by a number of internal problems which can be attributed to its cultural and racial makeup as well as to its extreme economic ...

This 5 page paper discusses some of Chauncey's actions and command at Lakes Erie and Ontario. Chauncey established his main site at Sacket's Harbor by Lake Ontario. His aim was to prevent communication between the British forces along Lake Ontario. He succeeded in doing that although Chauncey is not perceived as a great naval hero. ...

This 5 page report discusses experiences of and the lessons learned in the United States' military operations known as "Desert Shield" and "Desert Storm" and how the ways in which warfare were changed forever by the implementation of advanced technology, weaponry, and communication. However, certain events and situations proved their greatest value in terms of mistakes made and the ...

This 8 page paper presents an argument to abolish the electoral college process. This process was originally designed by the founders and writers of the U.S. Constitution for reasons that no longer exist, such as limited transportation and communication options for candidates. The writer first presents a short history of the Electoral College and why ...

A twenty five page paper which looks at the strategies involved in the Battle of Saratoga of 1777, and the events which led up to this turning-point in the War of Independence. The paper considers such factors as the difficulties which the British commanders found in implementing their military tactics, the problems which arose as ...

This 9 page report discusses the lives of the young women who went to work at the Lowell, Massachusetts, fabric mills in the mid 19th century. Approximately seventy women worked to produce what they titled “The Lowell Offering: A Repository of Original Articles on Various Subjects Written by Factory Operatives.” Its first issue also carried the banner “This Number Wholly ...

A 3 page paper that examines technology that was new during the American Civil War. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 7 page paper which examines some of the major events, the culture, and the advances of science and technology in the 1970s. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4-page paper focuses on the technology of the Germanic states, around the time of the invention of the Gutenberg Press. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

In 5 pages the author discusses how advances in military affected the organization of society in the pre-modern, early modern, and modern middle east. "Advances in military technology have affected the society in pre-modern, early modern and modern Middle East. The people there have been through many battles. They were battles for boundaries, ...

A 9 page series of responses to questions relating to the evolution of society and civilization. Discusses the industrialization of Europe and the U.S. in the Industrial Revolution and ties this discussion into the impacts of globalization which we are feeling today. Notes the importance of technology in this transition. Links nationalism ...