Essays and Research Papers on General U.S. History

A 7 page book report on Henry Petroski’s “The Pencil.” No additional sources cited.

This 3 page paper looks at the idea of manifest destiny from the end of the American Civil War (1865) through the end of the Great Depression, usually identified as approximately 1941 and America's entry into the Second World War. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 7 page paper which examines the changes in warfare from 1776 to 1918. The primary focus is on the repeating rifle. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines the first four chapters of Paul Starr’s book “The Creation of the Media.” No additional sources cited.

A 3 page review of Steven R. Hoffbeck’s “The Haymakers: A Chronicle of Five Farm Families.” Bibliography lists 1 additional source.

A 3 page essay that examines 2 texts and their historical perspective on Mexican American experience. Ethnocentrism is defined as the tendency to evaluate all other groups of people according to the values, standards and cultural traditions of one's own group. In other words, ethnocentrism connotes the idea that the way a particular society acts, ...

This 5 page paper examines the American rationale for its involvement in the Spanish American War, World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam and the latest conflict—Iraq. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the impact of industrialization on the U.S. middle class; particularly whether or not they benefited from the process and what aspects of industrialization were of concern to them. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

8 pages in length. As with any institution that has existed for decades, some of the very aspects considered to be their greatest strengths back then have become some of their greatest weaknesses. This dichotomy develops into an even more challenging element where the stability of the institution is concerned when board members ...

This 7 page paper focuses on California's unique spirit from its inception through the Great Depression. The California Gold Rush, manifest destiny, immigration and the Great Depression are some of the main topics of focus. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 4 page paper which presents an annotated bibliography of books covering the Declaration of Independence and the Federalist Papers. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the development of English Colonial and Georgian architecture in early American history as seen in the work Early American Architecture by Hugh Morrison. No additional sources cited.

A 4 page paper which examines the physical and religious differences between the Northern and the Southern colonies of America. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 6 page paper discusses two different "waves" of immigration; the so-called "second wave" of European immigrants that arrived between approximately the mid-1840s and 1920; and today's immigrants. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines various Constitutional crises in the United States during the 18th and 19th century as seen through an examination of the amendments to the Constitution. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

An 11 page paper which examines the pro-slavery argument in Southern states. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 3 page paper argues that these changes in American society from an agrarian economy to a 20th century superpower came about, at least in part, because of the introduction of steam, internal combustion and diesel engines into the country. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 9 page book review/analysis that contrasts and compares Stanley Elkins' Slavery, A Problem in American Institutional and Intellectual Life (1976), and Albert J. Raboteau's Slave Religion: The Invisible Institution in the Antebellum South (originally published 1978; revised 2004). These are texts that address aspects of slavery as practiced in American history. This review of ...

A 4 page paper which examines the impact Robert Fulton’s steamboat had on the south. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page overview of the Texas Railroad Commission. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

7 pages in length. The impetus of progress is sometimes caught within a quagmire of opposing ideologies and movements; to understand the nature of such diversity and its impact upon global society, it is imperative to look at how various people of the past - both celebrated and iniquitous - responded to these historical ...

This 10 page paper considers three questions: 1. Would American workers see themselves as better off in 1920 than they did in 1877? 2. What was the major industry that led in the industrialization efforts in this period? 3. How did this development affect minorities and women? Bibliography lists 5 sources.

3 pages in length. Civilized societies are rarely without a cause of the moment whereby certain populations either need to be eradicated completely or oppressed to the point of no longer being a threat to the sanctity of the parent society. However, it is this alarmist approach that oftentimes borders on the fringe ...

3 pages in length. The beginning of the twentieth century was rife with improvements to everyday commodities that up until this time were not considered in need of enhancement; however, Koehn (1999) and Warren (1999) point out how industrialism forced a second look at such products as paint and groceries, and ultimately transformed each ...

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.