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The Radical Nature of the American Revolution »

This 8 page paper provides an overview of the ideas to come from the American Revolution as well as ideas which preceded it, such as those which sprang from the Enlightenment. Also discussed is the period shortly after the revolution and more briefly, contemporary American society. The radical nature of ...
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American Revolutioin from Different Perspectives »

This 5 page paper looks at the American Revolution from two points of view. Bailyn's The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution and Jameson's American Revolution Considered as a Social Movement are compared and contrasted. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Gordon Wood and Bernard Bailyn on the Revolutionary War »

A 6 page paper discussing and comparing views of the American Revolution as portrayed by Bernard Bailyn in 'The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution' and Gordon Wood in 'The Radicalism of the American Revolution.' No additional sources cited.
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Critical Analysis of American Slavery, American Freedom by Edmund S. Morgan »

A 5 page essay that summarizes and analyzes Edmund S. Morgan's book 'American Slavery, American Freedom.' Morgan argues that the simultaneous development of slavery and freedom represents the central paradox of early American history. This text goes far in explaining the paradox. No additional sources cited.
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Hispanic Cultures in the United States »

A 6 page paper which examines various Hispanic groups within the United States. Those groups are Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans and Central and South Americans. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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'The Mutilation' Known as the Mexican American War »

A 5 page paper discussing the Mexican-American war. The war that Americans refer to as the Mexican-American war is referred to even today in Mexico as "the Mutilation." It played a significant role in leading the United States into civil war, and also gave new US commanders real ...
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Sinclair Lewis's Babbitt and Use of Satire »

This paper analyzes Sinclair Lewis' novel Babbitt, and discusses how the book satirizes the American Experience.
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120 Years of American History »

This 6 page paper discusses five specific issues and how they've changed American society since 1885.
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NC During Colonial American and Early Republic History »

7 pages in length. North Carolina's first wave of permanent English settlers came in the form of southeastern Virginia immigrants, whose relationship to the tidewater area helped label them as 'overflow' settlers. Their final destination at mid-century came to be a northeastern part of North Carolina known as ...
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English Colonization »

This is a 5 page paper that examines early English colonization. It describes the manner of interaction between the native peoples and the colonists. It gives a brief history of the development of cultures within the colonies. An attempts is made to explain the paradox inherent in the development of political ...
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Georgia Slaver »

A paper which looks at the various factors which combined to initiate the acceptance and legalisation of slavery in Georgia, which was the last colony to adopt the practice. The paper considers the economic, political and religious elements which gave rise to acceptance of slavery by Georgians, and the way ...
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Great Britain and China's 2 Opium Wars »

A 6 page paper discussing the causes and results of the two Opium Wars (1839-1842 and 1856-1858) between China and Britain. In 300 years of trade with China, Britain had developed a thirst for China's tea as well as appetites for Chinese silk and porcelain, but pre-industrial China found very ...
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United States, the Caribbean, and Slavery »

An 8 page paper that explores the issue of whether slaves lived under 'better' conditions in either of these countries. The paper shows that the conditions of the slaves was similar during the years of slavery, and discusses the current debate on the socioeconomic impacts of slavery in the two ...
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US Societal Values and the Progressive Era »

A 5 page overview of the factors influencing the formation and change of values. This paper observes that here have been certain shifts in values in U.S. society over the country’s brief two-hundred year history. In turn, there have been numerous factors to which each of these shifts ...
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Madness and the French Revolution »

6 pages in length. From a constitutional reform movement initiated by a select group of aristocrats (the Assembly of Notables) in 1787, the French Revolution quickly developed into an unstoppable torrent which culminated with the establishment of a Republic in September 1792 and the execution of the king and ...
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Lloyd's of London History »

A five page paper which traces the history of Lloyd’s of London from its origins in Lloyd’s Coffee House in the seventeenth century to the present day, including its expansion from maritime to other forms of insurance, its establishment as a global financial institution, and the effect of the severe ...
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Ecological World View and Native American Uniformity »

A 15 page discussion of the popular perception that Native Americans exhibit a uniform ecological world view. Presents supporting and detracting arguments for this view. Notes first that the sheer diversity of Native American cultures and individuals would make it unlikely that such a uniformity in view exists. ...
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Professional Service Provider Considerations Regarding Native American Culture »

An 8 page discussion of Native American culture and the factors which shaped that culture. Emphasizes that the term “Native American” encompasses a variety of different cultures and that within those cultures Native Americans relate on an individual basis to others within the culture and those outside the culture. ...
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17th Century Conflict Between English Colonists and Native Americans »

An 8 page overview of the conflict which erupted between the English colonists and the Native inhabitants of the Americas. The arrival of the Pilgrims and the Puritans to the Americans would prove the beginning of an insurmountable blow to the Native American peoples who inhabited the continent. ...
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Native American and European American Cultural Interaction »

4 pages in length. Given the proper circumstances, traditional Native American cultures could never have co-existed alongside European American cultures, inasmuch as neither one even remotely upheld the same attributes. The Native Americans lived their lives in accordance to a higher influence supported by their affinity with the ...
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Native American Culture and Way of Life Decimation »

A 4 page outline of the many injustices that were dealt the Native American peoples by those that invaded their lands. Many Native American groups have actually been wiped off the face of the earth by those that sought land, resources, and wealth in the Americas. Other Native ...
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Native American Ritual and Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko II »

This 5 page paper is based on Leslie Marmon Silko's novel about Native American customs, Ceremony, with the thesis relating the ceremonial rituals with child development.
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Native Americans: The Four Directions »

A 3 page paper on the four directions as perceived by Native Americans. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Native American Images as Mascots »

A 3 page paper which examines the controversy around using the images of Native Americans for sports mascots. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Five Reasons for Traditional Native American Resistance to Acculturation »

A 3 page delineation of five reasons that traditional Native Americans do not acculturate well into mainstream America. No sources are listed
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Native American Culture and Totem Poles »

An 8 page paper that outlines the prevallence of totem poles in the cultures of the Native American Pacific Northwest. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Native American Spirituality and Lame Deer »

A 1 page brief description of Native American spirituality. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Speaking Out: The Bonus Seekers, Textile Worker Strikes and Resistance to the Native American Reorganization Act »

A 4 page exploration of these historical attempts by Americans to be heard. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Pottery of the Mimbres Indians of North America »

A 10 page essay on the beautiful pottery produced by this tribe of ancient North American Indians. Bibliography lists six sources.
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Canada's Independent Streak »

This 3 page paper examines Canada's early history and its relationship to the American Civil War. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Slavery as Impacted by Western Expansion »

This 3 page paper explores western expansion and its association with the American institution of slavery. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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The Issue of the Extension of Slavery Reported in the American Whig »

This 4 page paper discusses an 1850 article that appeared in the "American Whig," in favor of retaining slavery in the territories as they joined the U.S. Endnotes list two sources.
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American History »

A 10 page paper which covers many topics in American History. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Appalachian History and the Notarious Feud Between the Hatfields and McCoys »

This 7 page paper points out the long term impact of this incredulous event in American history. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Freedom Rides and African American History »

A 6 page paper which discusses the history of the African American through the Freedom Rides. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Economic Interdependence in American History »

An 8 page contention that the more things change the more they stay the same in regard to American economics. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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What is a Real American? »

A 3 page paper which discusses the definition of a real American. No sources cited.
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Hispanic Americans »

A 6 page paper which examines the diversity among various groups of Hispanic Americans. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Deciphering Gertrude Stein »

This 10 page paper discusses two works by Gertrude Stein: "The Making of Americans" and "Tender Buttons" Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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The Mexican-American War »

A 3 page paper which offers an overview of the Mexican-American War. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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The Introduction of Machines »

This 3 page paper provides a brief overview of the impact of the American Revolution, economically, socially, politically, and morally. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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American Revolution »

A 4 page paper which summarizes and examines two articles on the American Revolution. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Revolutions: America and France »

A 9 page paper which compares and contrasts the American and the French Revolutions. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Korean Americans in Los Angeles »

A 3 page paper which examines the Korean American experience in Los Angeles, California. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Slavery was a Bad Institution Practiced in the Civilized World »

A 3 page paper which examines the negative existence of slavery in American. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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African American Imagery in the Nineteenth Century »

A 3 page paper which examines how the 19th century images of African Americans reflects their experiences. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Freedom From British Rule and the Contributions of Paine and Jefferson »

This 3 page paper outlines these men's ideologies and their efforts to achieve American independence from Britain. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Factors Leading to the Revolutionary War »

This 3 page paper discusses the various factors which led to the American Revolution, based on primary source document analysis. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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The Repercussions of the “Boston Massacre” »

This 5 page paper discusses the “Boston Massacre” and how it led to the start of the American Revolutionary War. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Women and the Revolutionary War »

A 7 page paper which examines what affect the American Revolution had on the social position of women. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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