The History Of The Erie Canal
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A 6 page paper discussing this major inland waterway and its influence in American history. The paper covers why it was built, the many roadblocks to its completion, its importance economically, socially, and politically, and how it is used today. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Erie.rtf

The Ideal of a Virtuous Republic
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This 6 page report discusses about the commonly-shared value that the new America needed to establish itself as a virtuous republic. Because virtue is a subjective construct, the ways a "virtuous republic" was defined caused both consensus and conflict. The developmental process that the early colonists went through in their establishment of a new way of thinking about government and personal rights is one of the great stories of historical democracy. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWidevir.wps

The Ideology of Equality Verses Practice in Early American History
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A 5 page discussion of the ideology of equality which existed in the years preceding the American Revolution. Notes that while the words of Thomas Jefferson, preserved for history in the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming that all men are created equal; were far from accurate in regard to the state of race and gender relations which existed at the time. Provides the historical setting for that ideology and the movements which would follow in the nineteenth century in true quest of equality. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPequali.wps

The Impact of the American Revolution on the Ordinary People
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This 5 page paper looks at the American revolution and the way that it influenced the lives of ordinary people both during and after the war. The influences considered include social and economic, including trade as well as political. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
Filename: TEarevol.wps

The Letters of Abigail Adams to John Adams
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of the central themes of Abigail Adam's letters to John Adams as presented in Giles Gunn's Early American Writing. This paper provides an assessment of some of the central topics of the letters, including the theme of freedom and the belief that men fighting for freedom for all may be selective in the application of that freedom. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MHAdams2.wps

The Myth Of The American Frontier
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A 4 page paper discussing the conquering of the West. The adventure mystique of the frontier still exists, as does admiration for the individuals strong enough to leave behind them everything known, setting out for territory few even had seen. They left safe homes for whatever awaited them on the trail West, but now the conquest is colored with cultural embarrassment for the manner in which it was accomplished. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Frontier.wps

The New York State Constitutional Convention and Ratification (1788)
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This 6 page paper provides an overview of the New York State Constitutional Convention and Ratification (1788), including a focus on the major players, the major topics of debate and the role of the Federalist Papers. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MHNewYCo.wps

The Philosophy of John Locke and the American System of Government
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This 7 page report discusses the influences of John Locke's philosophy on the formation of the American system of government. Four specific areas are addressed in the paper: Separation of church and state; the Second Treatise and the U.S. Constitution; man in the state of nature; and, the power of individual state constitutions and legislative excess. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWconloc.wps

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