Essays and Research Papers on Colonial America

This 5 page paper discusses some of the disagreements between the Federalists and anti-Federalists revealed in the documents of the time. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 5 page paper discusses Thomas Paine’s Revolutionary War pamphlet “Common Sense” with regard to what he says about reasons for breaking from Britain, and for keeping government simple. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the three-fifths compromise reached at the Philadelphia Constitutional Convention in 1787. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper briefly discusses the rise of political parties in the United States. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 4 page paper discusses the way in which the Federalist/Anti-Federalist struggle laid the foundation for American democracy. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page research paper that looks at the position of women in Puritan society in the 17th century. The poet does this by examining the poetry of Anne Bradstreet, John Winthrop's remarks on the insanity of Mistress Hopkins and the excommunication of Ann Hibbens. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

An 8 page research paper that examines the similarities and differences between England and her American colonies in 1750. The writer argues that by 1750, the English speaking colonies of North America, instigated and maintained under the auspices of the British crown, had diverged from many of the English norms of that era. Naturally, the ...

This 3 page paper looks briefly at the cuisine and traditions of New England. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

20 pages in length. Immigration - a critical component of America's infrastructure - is the very backbone of a country comprised of a multicultural character heretofore unknown by the global community. It is not surprising to find, therefore, how the United States suffered through some tremendous growing pains throughout its Founding Era and ...

This 4-page paper discusses whether the Declaration of Congress and Declaration of Independence grievances were addressed by the U.S. Constitution and its Bill of Rights. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the differences between the New England and Chesapeake colonies in Colonial America. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines the difference between French and Spanish colonists and British colonists as it relates to revolution and rebellion against Britain. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines life in 18th century America from a personal perspective. The paper primarily examines the Seven Years War. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 pages book review on Big Chief Elizabeth by historian Giles Milton, which describes how the first English colonies in North America came about. It begins with the voyages of John Cabot in 1497 and Richard Hore in 1536, giving considerable attention to Sir Walter Raleigh's unsuccessful endeavor to found a colony on Roanoke ...

This 14 page paper discusses the slave trade in the Caribbean, and what the impact was when it ended. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper argues that the two colonies (Massachusetts and the Chesapeake Bay) though they were in different parts of the country, were actually much more alike than is usually thought. Support for this claim rests on the colonists' cultural relations with the Native Americans, specifically King Philip's War and Bacon's Rebellion. Bibliography lists ...

This 13 page paper discusses the "Puritan ethic" and how it has shaped the "American character." Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines the condition of labor among the French, Spanish, and British colonists. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 6 page paper discusses the career and impact of John Jay, one of our lesser known "Founding Fathers." Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines various aspects of the decade of greed, the 1980s. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses some of the issues surrounding the early settlements in North America. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page paper which compares and contrasts the different settlements in North America in the 17th century. The settlements examined involve the people from Spain, France, England and Holland. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses several historic documents using “The Crucible” as a means to examine them. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 6 page paper uses the work of two historians, John Demos and Edmund Morgan, to explore life in Colonial New England. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 7 page paper discusses how mechanism, imperialism and the Enlightenment brought about the Age of Revolution. Bibliography lists 5 sources.