Essays and Research Papers on General U.S. History

A 4 page paper which examines the content of “Undaunted Courage” by Steven Ambrose. No additional sources cited.

A 4 page review of “California: A Study of American Character” by Josiah Royce. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4-page paper compares and constrasts three important men of the U.S. industrial revolution -- J.P. Morgan, Cornelius Vanderbilt and John D. Rockefeller. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper book review of the 1999 text. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper examines the U.S. Constitution and how it has met the political needs of the people over the years. The years studied are those from the inception of the document through 1920. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 4 page outline of the many injustices that were dealt the Native American peoples by those that invaded their lands. Many Native American groups have actually been wiped off the face of the earth by those that sought land, resources, and wealth in the Americas. Other Native American groups have endured centuries ...

A 7 page paper which examines what affect the American Revolution had on the social position of women. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 6 page paper which examines Carey McWilliams “Southern California, An Island on the Land.” The paper also briefly discusses “Elusive Eden: A New Eden” by Rice, Bullough and Orsi. No additional sources cited.

A 3 page paper which examines how a visit to the Jimmy Carter Museum and Library’s exhibit of 9/11 memorabilia could be seen as reflective of other historical events such as the Civil War. The focus of the paper is on letters and quilts. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 4 page paper on “The Many Headed Hydra” by Peter Linebaugh and Marcus Rediker. No additional sources cited.

This 6 page paper offers a brief overview of slavery in these two countries, including when slavery began in each country, why it was practiced and how and when it ended. Brazil, who imported ten times the number of slaves in the U.S. was also the last country to abolish slavery. Bibliography lists 7 sources. ...

A 4 page discussion of the evolution of American imperialist thought. The author contends that by the beginning of the twentieth century U.S. policy had evolved from isolationsist to imperialistic. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines whether or not children are worse off today than they were in 1900. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page paper which discusses Buffalo soldiers. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 8-page paper groups 20 items into four groups of five items each, discusses the relationship among them, and why they are important to the times in which they occurred. (The items include people such as Lincoln and Jefferson; other terms such as Dred Scott, Gettysburg, and the Enlightenment, for example). Bibliography lists ...

A 3 page paper which examines what the postmodern world will look like and where one would be in terms of personal and professional lives. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines how the Great War, WWII, was a war that was 500 years in the making and thus a war that had to take place eventually. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page summary and analysis of Don Higginbotham's work "The War of American Independence." No additional sources cited.

A 6 page paper which distinguishes from modernism and postmodernism. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper examines this era in particular and looks at America between 1890 and 1940. How the industrial revolution created the impetus for political change is the focus of this well documented paper. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 7 page paper which examines the Italian experience presented in Suzanna Lonchar's story "A Brooklyn Rose." No additional sources cited.

A 3 page essay that discusses the ways in Native Americans and slaves resisted domination. Rationalization for the history of white supremacy in North America has rested largely on the idea that white dominance was for the "good" of suppressed peoples. Early English settlers proposed that they were bringing Christianity and "civilization" to Native ...

A 4 page exploration of the Library of Congress' "America Dreams" site. This paper explores the positive features of the site and comments on how it leads the student to a full understanding of the American Dream and how it has faced many challenges through the ages. No additional sources are listed.

An 8 page paper which examines how Benjamin Franklin contributed to the constitution of the United States. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 3 page paper explores some of the connections between the economy and black Americans, both historically and today. Bibliography lists 1 source.