Essays and Research Papers on General U.S. History

A 5-page paper that examines the accomplishments that mankind has achieved since the sixteenth century and the ultimate effects these accomplishments have had on modern existence. Discussed are the discoveries of the seventeenth century, the revolutions of the eighteenth century, the medical breakthroughs of the nineteenth century and the massive progress of the twentieth ...

This 3 page paper presents a summary of the decision and delves into the question as to whether or not the judge's opinion regarding the times is accurate. Well known works are used to explore the cultural climate in the 1770's and the 1850's. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 10 page summation and analysis of readings from the text The Social Fabric: American Life from 1607 to 1877 (Cary, et al, editors, eighth edition, 1998). The writer explores the cultural diversity that makes up American culture through a discussion of a variety of the readings from this book. No other sources cited.

(5pp) It was the frontier, which Frederick Jackson Turner described as "the meeting point between savagery and civilization," and that was "the line of most effective and rapid Americanization." Patricia Nelson Limerick counters that Turner was too simplistic, and that the concept of frontier is both and real . All of these factors lead toward ...

This 12 page report discusses the various societal and cultural dimensions, especially in terms of political ideology, that served as the framework for the emergence of liberalism in America in the late 18th century and the first half of the 19th century. The liberalism that emerged in America during the 19th century was the product of many different currents of thought ...

A 5 page analysis of Jonathan D. Sarna's anthology The American Jewish Experience. The writer discusses some of the features that Sarna's identifies as characteristic of American Jewry and relates these to reading included in the anthology. No other sources listed.

An 8 page paper discussing conditions in the US during the mid-1800s and then jumping 100 years forward to examine immigration patterns since 1959. Demographers predicted long ago that Hispanics collectively would comprise the largest minority within the US by the turn of the century, and such has proven to be true. What they failed to ...

A 10 page paper which presents information about juvenile criminals and judicial address of juveniles during the 18th, 19th, and 20th century. A comparison and contrast is also included. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 5 page report discusses Tamara Plakins Thornton's "Cultivating Gentlemen: the meaning of country life among the Boston elite, 1785-1860." By the opening years of the 19th century, the wealthier "gentlemen" of the Northeast were determined to create their own version of a "back-to-nature" movement. To a great degree, such agrarianism was inspired by the writings of Thomas Jefferson who believed ...

This 2 page paper explores the concept and also looks at it in respect to religion. Manifest Destiny in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries are discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper which discusses the conflict that existed between Britain and the United States between 1794 and 1812. The paper discusses impressment, blockade restrictions, and disputed territories. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper which discusses the Declaration of Independence as it has affected us 225 years after its conception. The paper discusses ideas realized, or not realized through the Declaration of Independence, and addresses where some ideals may have been compromised, especially in relationship to groups such as African Americans, Native Americans, Hispanics, Asian Americans, homosexuals, and women. Bibliography ...

A 7 page paper presenting some of the views of Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Alexis de Tocqueville, Henry David Thoreau and Benjamin Franklin regarding the interconnection of personal virtue, political freedom and economic freedom. The conclusion from the readings is that political and economic freedom go hand in hand, and that personal virtue provides the necessary degree of ...

This 5 page paper provides an overview of some significant research on the issue of capitalism in the development of American industry. This paper assesses three different sources to support the argument and outlines the central themes of this research. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 10 page paper which discusses "Manifest Destiny: American Expansion and the Empire of Right" by Anders Stephanson as it deals with American foreign policy. Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.

6 pages in length. One the eve of World War I, there existed a disagreement between the "optimists" and the "pessimists" as to the impending global conflict. The optimists felt that the Russian state and society were gradually evolving into something better during the final decades of the nineteenth century, believing that the ...

A 5 page paper which discusses various aspects of the Emancipation Proclamation and the Declaration of Independence, comparing the two in regards to the same question. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page paper which discusses the Gatling gun. The paper discusses the evolution of the Gatling gun and addresses the significance of the development of this particular weapon as it took the gun from single fire to rapid fire. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

(5 pp) You wouldn't think that a guy on a horse would cause much trouble in the Southwest. That is not the case concerning a larger than life-size statue of the Spanish conquistador Juan de Onate at a small museum in Alcade, New Mexico. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

8 pages in length. The evolutionary development of California's two primary regions since the American conquest illustrates how a land once strong with indigenous solidarity would ultimately come to near division of boundary lines, all due in great part to ethnic intolerance. As the Mexicans settled mostly to the south, the Anglos took up ...

A 6 page paper which summarizes, reviews, and analyzes 'The Tragedy of the American Diplomacy' by William A. Williams. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page paper which discusses why Native Americans were unsuccessful at resisting the colonization efforts of the Europeans. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

( 5 pp.) Among Henry Clay's documents, for the year 1829 we find the January 1 entry, "Prince Ibrahima, an Islamic prince sold into slavery 40 years ago, and freed with the stipulation that he return (in this case the word "return" makes sense) to Africa, joined the black citizens of Philadelphia as an ...

A 13 page paper which presents reactions to different portions of Jacques Barzun's "From Dawn to Decadence." No additional sources cited.

(5 pp) The term "Boston Brahmin" is associated with -- among other things -- the American premiere of Brahms' Second Symphony. It was performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra at the historic Orpheum Theatre built in 1852, on Hamilton Place off Tremont Street. Many in the audience walked out, and music reviewers called those ...