The Lewis and Clark Expedition: Purpose, History and Impacts on Native America
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A 25 page discussion of the Lewis and Clark expedition of the early 1800s, that infamous expedition sponsored by the U.S.government in order to procure information about the lands to the west of the Mississippi River. Traces the route of the journey providing a chronological account of its progression and numerous quotes from the expedition journals. Contends that while the expedition would prove to be of tremendous benefit to the United States, and indeed be characterized by almost exclusively peaceful interactions to the Native Americans encountered along the way, it would have an underlying agenda of economic gain. This agenda would ultimately translate into an exploitation of the natural resources in the region and in an adverse impact to the cultures of the Native American peoples. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: PPnaLwis.wps

The Life and Times of Andrew Carnegie
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This well written five-page-paper presents the life and works of famous philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. It opens with a discussion about his childhood and moves into the career in steel that made him a man worth millions. The final phase of the paper delves into the many philothranpic things that he did before dying, including the expenditure of 90 percent of his wealth to helping others.Bibliography lists two MLA sources.
Filename: CWcarnag.wps

The Life of Sitting Bull
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A 5 page paper which traces the life of Sitting Bull from his birth in Dakota to his death at Wounded Knee, including references to the Ghost Dance, his involvement in the battle of Little Big Horn and his time with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: JLsitbul.wps

The Lincoln Assassination / Booth Was Not Alone
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An 8 page research paper supporting the theory that John Wilkes Booth did not work alone when he assassinated President Lincoln. The writer connects Booth to a group of conspirators who planned to assassinate Lincoln, Secretary of State Seward, and even the Vice President. By developing this connection and relating these individuals to interactions with Jefferson Davis, the writer suggests that Booth did not mastermind the assassination plans. Instead, Davis and members of the Southern political climate planned and supported the conspiracy that Booth only enacted. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Lincoln.wps

The Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858
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This 8 page report discusses the seven debates that took place between Senator Stephen A. Douglas and Abraham Lincoln during the 1858 Illinois state election campaign as among the most meaningful and definitive statements for that period of the political history of the United States. Douglas, a member of Congress since 1843 and a nationally prominent spokesman for the Democratic party, was seeking reelection to a third term in the U.S. Senate, and Lincoln was running for Douglas's Senate seat as a Republican. It was the content and the processes associated with the debates that first brought Abraham Lincoln to the attention of the general public. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: BWlincdg.wps

The Missouri Compromise # 2
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A 5 page paper that explores the discussion surrounding this compromise, past and present. The writer argues that compromise is not always the best solution, and supports Williams' and other scholars ideas surrounding the negative effects of the compromise on today's society, most particularly, the "feeling" of separateness between individuals and also from their government. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Misscomp.wps

The Missouri Compromise of 1820
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A 5 page paper that provides an overview of the Missouri Compromise and considers its implications for North/South relations prior to the Civil War. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Miss1820.wps

The Modernization of America
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This 5 page report discusses the issues faced as the population of the United States began to become more aware of itself in terms of a nation of people with collective interests and goals. In addition, as the entire world began to modernize, the U.S. faced new concerns regarding how the nation would continue to develop and expand. Whether or not America was as modern as it could be was one concern while another was that traditional ideals and beliefs were threatened by modernization. The question addressed in the paper is whether the United States of 1860 should be thought of as "modern." Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWmodus.wps

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