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

This 3 page paper analyzes the article by historian Charles Joyner and contends that historians more than anyone insist on perpetuating the memory of the Civil War into contemporary and future memory. No additional sources are listed.

This 6 page essay pertains to aspects of American history during the Antebellum era and Reconstruction. Topics covered include the Missouri Compromise, the Dred Scott decision, the Compromise of 1850, women's and Native Americans' rights. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of the Emancipation Proclamation. Key differences with the 13th amendment are observed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 7 page paper which offers up a book report on the work Firebrand of Liberty, which is a story about the Civil War and black regiments, written by Stephen V. Ash. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the three ways in which Americans saw the future of Kansas and the country. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper explores western expansion and its association with the American institution of slavery. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page paper which examines the role of minorities and women during the Civil War. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the failure of Reconstruction with regard to the migration West, urban industrialization and immigration issues. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This is a 7 page paper that provides an overview of American social reforms of the 19th century. Topics covered include the women's rights movement, public education, and religion. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 3 page paper considers the long and short-term impacts of the decline of romanticism and the rapid infiltration of science into human culture. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page discussion of how popular sovereignty was so difficult to achieve in Kansas because of the issue of slavery. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 3 page paper considers the way in which the U.S. and the Confederacy defined themselves.

This 5 page paper discusses issues pertaining to the Industrial Revolution, such as the changes it brought to society. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 3 page paper is a review of the book by James R. Green detailing the labor movement and the circumstances surrounding and following the infamous May 3 1886 rioting and bombing in Chicago.

A 3 page overview of the problems that faced blacks and the Irish during America's move west and how these problems were exasperated by the Dred Scott decision. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 3 page paper considers the various factors influencing individual definitions of the Civil War. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 2.5 page paper discusses if the Battle of Gettysburg or the Battle of Antietam was more significant. It references two bodies of work to elaborate on that theory. There are 2 sources cited.

This 7 page paper considers the many inequalities that existed during this time period. The words of Frederick Douglass, Chief Joseph, William Graham Sumner and others are used to illustrate that equality had different definitions. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page paper considers the various social impacts industrialization had on the nation. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page essay discusses the writer/tutor's personal opinion as why the American Civil War was inevitable and could not be avoided. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 6 page research paper that discusses the disputes over slavery that characterized the 1850s and led to the American Civil War. The writer focuses on the Compromise of 1850. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page essay considers how the battle of the Little Bighorn has been viewed and interpreted. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This is a 5 page paper that provides an overview of the Republican and Federalist conflicts during the time of Jefferson. Providing answers to textbook questions, the paper makes the case that the Louisiana Purchase formed the basis of future American imperialism. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 7 page paper discusses the causes of the American Civil War, and argues that the primary cause was the issue of slavery. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of slavery. Slave narratives are quoted to explore the contrast of experiences during different eras. Bibliography lists 2 sources.