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

This 5 page paper argues that Frederick Douglass was not describing stereotypical slave behavior in his “Narrative,” but ordinary behavior which later came to be considered stereotypical. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 6 page paper examines three letters from the Civil War detailing Union supply efforts for the Battle of Fredericksburg. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This three-page-paper explores the women of the 1800's. The ability to vote, smoke in public and obtain higher educations are all explored. Bibliography lists one source.

This 4 page paper summarizes the themes of James Oakes’s book “Slavery and Freedom: An Interpretation of the Old South.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page book review of In Hope of Liberty by historians James Oliver Horton and Lois E. Horton who discuss the abolition of slavery in the North. No additional sources cited.

A 4 page paper which examines the relationship between slavery and the Civil War. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses Stephen Budiansky’s book The Bloody Shirt, about the violent terrorist attacks on blacks by white Southerners during the Reconstruction period. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4 page paper outlines the many events that were occurring in the 1800s that led to America's westward expansion. The impacts of that expansion were not all positive. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 5 page paper which examines the development of foreign policy in the 19th century in the United States. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page research paper/essay in which the writer considers how historians have viewed the term "factory" and whether or not industrialization can always be viewed as positive. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

In eight pages this paper examines the life of this part-Anglo, part-Creek leader who lived in civilized and primitive societies, and was a man of war and peace. Five sources are listed in the bibliography.

A 5 page review of the book by Kenneth S. Greenberg. This paper highlights the structure and content of this ground breaking book on honor in the Old South. No additional sources are listed.

A 4 page paper that provides an overview of the historical Battle of Fredericksburg. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses the pamphlet “The Missouri Compromise,” which is the text of a speech given by Rev. Heman Humphrey in 1854. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 6 page paper takes the position that slavery is indefensible and was correctly abolished. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page research paper that examines the influence of Irish Americans on American culture during the period 1800-1877. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines documents about the War of 1812 and compares and contrasts the views. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 4 page paper which offers up a book report on Drew Gilpin Faust’s This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War. No additional sources cited.

This 3 page paper evaluates two sources that discuss President Andrew Johnson’s veto of the reauthorization of the Freedman’s Bureau in 1866. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper explains the sectional concerns with slavery that led to the Missouri Compromise of 1820. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 7 page research paper that discusses the city beautiful movement and compares it to other urban reform movements that occurred at the end of the nineteenth century. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3-page paper examines the complexities of the institition of slavery in the southern states of america from roughly 1800 to just before the civil war. There are 2 sources cited.

This 10 page paper examines some of the issues leading to the American Civil War, including slavery, states’ rights, and the expansion of slavery into the territories. Bibliography lists 4 sources

A 5 page paper which examines the impact Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe made in relationship to the abolition of slavery. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the causes and effects of the Mexican-American War. It argues that the basic causes were the Westward expansion of the United States and the annexation of Texas; effects include a huge increase in size, but unfortunately, increased tension between the two countries. Bibliography lists 5 sources.