Essays and Research Papers on All History Papers

In ten pages this paper examines how American General and first President of the United States George Washington is depicted in various ways as heroic, human, and flawed in Jeff Shaara’s The Glorious Cause, and in the films Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor, The Conquerors: General Howe, Conqueror of New York, The Crossing, and ...

A 6 page analysis of historic immigration and naturalization laws which were designed to ensure a white majority in the United States. The author of this paper contends that the shortcomings in our current laws and policies are, in reality, just a continuation of the same bias and discrimination which have been in place ...

A 5 page paper that discusses the international legal issues concerning the terrorist actions in the attack on America. Although there are no laws that specifically address this type of war, there are provisions in existing international laws that allow the retaliatory actions. The essay also discusses the global campaign against terrorism. Bibliography lists 6 ...

A 15 page research paper examining the legal reforms of Gorbachev and Yeltsin. Specific focus on the attempt to establish 'Rule of Law' and Constitutional Law. Successes and problems in both administrations as related to these concepts is discussed. Extensive bibliography provided.

This 3 page report discusses the historic Supreme Court case of the early 19th century (1803) which has, for the past two centuries, served as a definitive component of American law. Marbury versus Madison was the case that decided that it was possible, appropriate, even necessary for the Supreme Court to have the ability to declare a particular ...

A 24 page paper. Following a general introduction, this essay reports the immigration patterns of first Italians and then, Mexicans. The decades of significant immigration, the reasons for Italians and Mexicans leaving their homelands, the types of jobs they took in the U.S. and the locations of most immigrants of each nationality are reported. The ...

This 3 page paper discusses the child labor act of 1916 and the effect that this law had on the presidency of Woodrow Wilson. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

The effect of the changes in the agricultural paradigm in the South and the increase of public opinion in opposition to immigration has lead to the majority of Southerners being opposed to immigration and supportive of strict enforcement of the laws now in place. This 12 page paper examines national immigration issues as they pertain ...

In a paper consisting of eight pages (seven pages plus and outline of one page) the Montgomery bus boycott of 1955 and 1956 is examined in an overview that includes the laws and bus codes regarding transit and riding buses who was involved before and after the boycott, movement ideology, reaction of whites and opposition, ...

A 3 page paper that discusses the National Security Council: what it is, the law that established it, how it is used by presidents, with some examples. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

In 5 pages the author discusses the Nullification Proclamation of 1832, the controversy between Andrew Jackson and South Carolina and South Carolina Secession. "The nullification confrontation was the catalyst that put then president Andrew Jackson and John C. Calhoun, a senator, against one another. The crux of the confrontation concerned the argument of whether ...

The former Soviet republics have experienced a range of problems in asserting a transition from a central command economy to separate market economies, and this 8 page paper reflects the barriers to this transition. This paper considers the barriers to this change in general, including the absence of rule of law, the mentality of ...

This 3 page essay explores the possibility that all racist hatred could be avoided if there had never been a Civil War in the U.S. and slaves were freed by choice under southern law. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

An 8 page discussion of the deep seated discrimination which characterized American immigration policies during the first two decades of the Twentieth Century. Immigrants from different regions of the world were regarded quite differently from one another in terms of whether they would be welcomed into the U.S. Many became the targets of ...

This 8 page paper analyzes Alexander Hamilton's Federalist Paper number 22. Each theme is discussed in full and then applied to the creation of various laws which are still in effect today. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper. The causes of the civil war were many and complex. Three overriding issues were at the heart of conflict between north and south: tariffs, power in the federal government, and the expansion of slavery. Slavery had been a part of the southern culture for 200 years; these states found it intolerable ...

A 5 page piece that postulates that if Abraham Lincoln had lived, his Reconstruction policies may have changed the course of African American history. Lincoln had already penned his notes on Reconstruction that Andrew Johnson implemented. However, Johnson, sympathetic to the South, did not subscribe to Lincoln's tenets of 'equal rights' for ...

This 3 page paper explores Shakespeare's "The Tempest" in order to analyze how this author communicated his ideas about colonialism. This paper furthermore draws significant parallels between the story and the real-life situation of Puerto Rico and their historical issues with colonialism. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 10 page research paper that explores the effects of the Civil War on the lives of Black Americans. The writer argues that while the American Civil War technically ended the institution of slavery in the United States, in principle, the reality of the situation was far different. Economic and political circumstances combined to keep ...

A 12 page research essay that investigates the rise of David from a humble sheepherder to the King of Israel and the conditions of the nation of Israel from David's birth through his reign as king. Within the context of the investigation are the surrounding events of David's life, his time with Saul, his victories ...

A 12 page discussion of several key historic perspectives on the Native Indians. Specifically examined are the disparate policies and different perspectives of Andrew Jackson, Captain John Smith, Frederick W. Turner, and others. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 5-page paper discusses the concept against racism against the American Indians during the American expansion westward in the 1800s, and discusses if that racism continues to this day. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 9 page paper discusses the contributions of Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to the civil rights movement of the 1960s. The writer recounts Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on the bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955 and also explains the segregation laws concerning the buses in Montgomery. A ...

3 pages in length. Amid ethnic intolerance, intense competition, logistical nightmares, exponential population growth and complete absence of law and order, California was ultimately transformed from a raucous collection of cultures hell-bent upon grabbing a quick fortune at the first hint of gold to a solid and progressive cultural Mecca whose statehood marked it ...

This 4 page paper looks at this attack that occurred in 1713. The paper argues that this is one of several turning points in U.S. history. Relations between settlers and Indians are explored. Bibliography lists 2 sources.