Essays and Research Papers on U.S. History (1800s)

A 7 page paper which examines the life and accomplishments of the seventh President of the United States. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

8 pages. The interesting book by H. W. Crocker, Robert E. Lee on Leadership, gives the reader great insight as to the way this general inspired others in the aspects of business, war, and knowledge. This paper will describe the type of leadership Lee modeled as well as his business acumen and the ways ...

A 5 page essay that offers an analysis of Samuel Watkins' Co. Aytch. This is a first-person account of the Civil War authored by a man who served as a private for the Confederacy in the First Tennessee Regiment, Company H. The writer describes the themes touched on by Watkins. No additional sources cited.

5 pages. From the aftermath of the Civil War through the Spanish-American War and World War I, the United States had a prominent place on the international stage of politics between 1865 and 1920. This paper will give an overview of those years and some of the roles the United States played in the ...

This 7 page report discusses the reasons for the massive Chinese immigration to the United States from the mid to the late 19th century. The Chinese were both pushed out of their own land by the violence and destruction of the Opium Wars and pulled to the U.S. by the hope and dream of striking ...

This 5 page paper outlines strategies used by the war in the last battles of the conflict. Several reasons for the victory of the North are duly noted. General Sherman's participation is discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an overview of the contributions made by the people of Morris County, N.J. during the civil war. The names of men who fought in the war are included as well as information about the underground railroad. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 10 page paper supports the view that intervention was necessary to end the institution of slavery. The natural limits thesis is refuted. The economics of slavery is highlighted and specific arguments are duly noted. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

6 pages in length. The emergence of the Transcontinental Railroad opened up the opportunity for such growth in the western cities that it made a significant change in how the country would have otherwise been developed. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This paper examines Theodore Roosevelt, how he overcame his childhood asthma through sheer determination and his experience with the Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War. Also included is Roosevelt and his cavalry's charge on San Juan Hill. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 15 page paper which examines two actors from the 19th century. The actors are Edwin Thomas Booth and Edwin Forrest. The paper also compares and contrasts the two. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This paper examines the decade of the 1860s in the United States. Part of the paper focuses on the Civil War and its impact on the nation outside of the conflict. The paper also examines other developments during this time including the development of the germ theory, the linking of the intercontinental railroad and the ...

A 10 page paper which examines the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 6 page review of the history of the orphan trains, New York City’s and Boston’s solution to the problem of the street waif. This movement involved not just true orphans, not just children for whom there were no relatives left, but also children who were being inadequately cared for by their own families. ...

This paper examines the concept of maneuver warfare and how it was used during the U.S. Civil War. The paper also describes a campaign that successfully used this particular war strategy. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

10 pages. There were economic and societal impacts on the South after the Civil War. These were due in part to Presidential Reconstruction and Radical Reconstruction. This paper discusses both and what the differences are, as well as the Freedmen and what happened to them after the end of Reconstruction in 1877. ...

5 pages in length. The American Dilemma represented one of myriad times in United States history where the concept of slavery was ripe for change. Thomas Jefferson, a man who openly abhorred the very practice of human servitude against one's will, openly vocalized his contempt by claiming the institution as a crime, an abomination, ...

This 8 page paper discusses this Stephen Ambrose novel in-depth. Critical analysis discusses writing style, impact, research and more in relation to this novel. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 7 page discussion of the history of federalism in the United States. The author emphasizes the role state rights have played in this country since its inception. This role characterizes the difference in the concept of dual federalism verses cooperative federalism. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

An 8 page paper which examines the making of the Lake Erie and Ontario Fleets, which were the origins of the war’s Great Lakes’ fleets. Bibliography lists 12 sources.

This 5 page report discusses the ways in which Twain’s Huck and Jim’s relationship is similar to that of Eva and Tom. It also explores the ways in which it is the children’s whiteness that emphasizes and defines the adult men’s blackness. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper considers Communism in Europe in the 19th century and how it influenced America. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

An 8 page paper which examines the racial, ethnic and class problems that emerged as a result, considers how the problems were related, the key element of capitalist modernity and whether or not they are still being faced today. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 6 page paper discusses three of the many reform movements between the early and mid-1800s. The three explained and discussed are communalism, abolition and women's rights. Each one overlaps with the other and/or emerged from the other. For instance, individualism led to communalism, from which women's rights emerged. The overlap between abolition and women's ...

This 6 page report discusses the events taking place during Booker T. Washington’s (1856-1915) lifetime. He was not alone in his efforts to change the lives of former slaves and their children and grandchildren. In fact, he was only one reformer in many and one which others often disagreed. While Washington seems to have almost single-handedly changed the perceptions of ...