American Warfare: Societal Influences and Impacts
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A 9 page discussion of the impacts of war on American society during the early history of the country. Provides information regarding the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the Mexican American War, emphasizing the needs of those that feel that they are oppressed to rise up against their oppressors. Concludes that along with the progression from one war to another in early U.S. history, American ideology and our sense of nationalism was evolving into that we enjoy today. This nationalism is a direct influence on society and is in turn shaped by society. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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An Evaluation of the Importance of the Boston Tea Party
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This 5 page paper considers Alfred F. Young's assertion that the most revolutionary act of the decade was the tea party. This paper takes the position that the Boston Massacre was more revolutionary, citing reasons that the colonists might have been the initiators of that event commonly blamed on the British. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Boston Massacre
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The Boston Massacre is one of those events that are covered in history class and in history textbooks in a sentence or two. The incident is relegated to the status of an `important event' that includes two referential points: it was the first conflict between the colonists and the English soldiers and the main character in the drama, Crispus Attucks, was a young Black man. This 6 page paper argues that the Boston Massacre, while being a pivotal event in the confrontation between the British Empire and its colony in America, was not the brutish misuse of power that has been portrayed. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Causes Leading To The Revolutionary War
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All too often, our contemporary media portrays the American Revolutionary War as a relatively brief and glorious fight for Independence from British taxation. In reality, it was for at least a century and a half prior to the onset of Revolutionary conflict that the forthcoming war was foreshadowed through economic struggle, political instability, and an increasing distance between the needs of the American people and the desires of the British crown. This 4 page essay describes the tensions from as far back as1632 with the Maryland Charter, up through the Navigation Acts (1660s), the Hat Act (1730s), etc; No Bibliography.
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Chairs with Curves --Queen Anne Chairs from Boston, Newport, and Philadelphia
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This 6 page report discusses the unique characteristics of Queen Anne chairs and the primary differences that exist between America-made chairs that were crafted in Boston, Massachusetts, Newport, Rhode Island, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Queen Anne period existed from about 1702-1714. The style is characterized by its curves and elegant S-shaped cabriole leg. That shape was based on the shape of an animal's hind leg. It (the leg) was distinct for its slender line and the club/pad foot or claw and ball foot. Illustrations included. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Comparing Columbus, Jefferson and Tecumseh
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A 6 page research paper that compares three historical figures on several points, including leadership qualities and their significance to the "American Experience." These figures are Christopher Columbus, Thomas Jefferson and Tecumseh. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Comparing Histories of the American Revolution
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A 5 page essay that compares and contrasts two accounts of the American Revolution-- The American People: Crating a Nation and a Society edited by Gary Nash and Julie Roy Jeffrey and A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn. The writer discusses how both of these accounts endeavor to present a more accurate picture of the Revolution then has been typical of traditional scholarship. No additional sources cited.
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Daniel Shays and his Rebellion
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This 6 page paper provides an overview of the rebellion and biographical information on Daniel Shays. What Shays's Rebellion accomplished, and its place in history, is discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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