Rosemarie Zagarri on Mercy Otis Warren
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A 5 page paper which examines the book "A Woman's Dilemma : Mercy Otis Warren and the American Revolution" by Rosemarie Zagarri. No additional sources cited.
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Sarah's Journal
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A 5 page paper written in the first person, from the perspective of a young 18th century Quaker woman still living at home with her parents. The paper takes the form of a journal, in which Sarah wonders about the reports received in Meeting about the opposition to the Friends in Massachusetts and Virginia. The community has visitors, and they finally come to understand they can ask straight questions and receive straight answers from these people. They are confused that others could hold themselves in a position in which they could enslave others, and they are a bit amused that other men are unable to see their wives as equals. Sarah writes of Meeting events and of making a quilt of special, brightly colored fabric that would be unsuitable to wear. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KSQuaker1700s.wps

Slavery Displaced Servitude in Early America:
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This five-page-paper presents a discussion about indentured servitude during early times in America and the displacement of that system when slavery was expanded from British America. Bibliography lists fours sources.
Filename: CWslaver.wps

Tales of Early American History
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This 5 page paper compares Jackson's Black Hawk with Demos's The Unredeemed Captive. The way in which Indians lived, fought and assimilated with the culture of the white man is discussed in light of the works. No additional sources cited.
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The Aztecs and Cortez’s Spanish Conquistadors: Conquest or Colonization?
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A 28 page overview of the Spanish conquest and colonization of the Aztec people of central Mexico. Emphasizes the radical differences in cultural viewpoints between these two people, particularly their differences in regard to the use of natural resources. Notes that despite the obvious atrocities committed by Spain, and by men like Hernando Cortez in particular, many still question whether Cortez conquered the Aztecs or whether the events which unfolded were simply a matter of Spain colonizing Mexico. Concludes that not only did Cortez actually conquer the Aztec, he did so in an exceedingly cruel and relentless manner and he did so under the guise of colonization. Bibliography lists 24 sources.
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The Colonists Versus King George III of England
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This 5 page report discusses the arguments that could be used to defend King George (1738-1820) of England against the charges against him by the American colonists prior to the Revolutionary War. This report argues that King George III should not be blamed for having “lost America” and that the actions leading to the colonial rebellion and the Revolutionary War was due to the advice of the King’s numerous counselors, as well as the British Parliament. King George III was eventually hated in America because he insisted upon linking himself with that Parliament. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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The Cortes Point of View Compared to that of Diaz del Castillo
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This 9 page report discusses how the conquest of Mexico by Hernan Cortes has been glorified, mythologized, and vilified, even though his actual achievements were significantly more modest than popular history records. This report considers the points of view put forth by both Hernan Cortes himself and Bernal Diaz del Castillo regarding the events that took place in Mexico between 1519 and 1525. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: BWcortes.wps

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

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