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Views on Slavery and its Justification or Lack of »

A five page paper contrasting the view of slavery described in Winston Churchill's 'The Great Democracies' (Volume Four of 'A History of the English-Speaking Peoples') with Austin Steward's slave narrative 'Twenty Two Years a Slave, and Forty Years a Freeman.' The paper points out that Churchill's view of the Civil ...
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Sitting Bull's Life from Dakota to Wounded Knee »

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.
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John Wilkes Booth Did Not Act Alone in the Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln »

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 ...
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1858 Political Debates Between Sen. Stephen A. Douglas and Abraham Lincoln »

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 ...
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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 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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The Significance of the Battle of Gettysburg »

This 10 page paper discusses the Battle of Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863) and why it was significant. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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The Poor Treatment of the American History »

This 8 page history paper examines Native Americans and the negative way they were treated. The paper argues that the United States launched a campaign that would end in death and destruction for the Native Americans and they did this without a thought to their natural human rights. Bibliography lists ...
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Relationship Between the Philippines and the United States and the Impact of the Spanish-American War »

This 8 page paper analyzes causes of the Spanish-American War as it affected the U.S. acquisition of the Philippines. The U.S. interest in the region, and in Spanish politics, is discussed. Public and political forces that shaped the country in 1898 are dissected. The interest in this subject as the ...
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Spain and the Impact of the Spanish-American War »

In this 10 page paper the author shows that much resentment and hostility resulted from the Spanish-American War of 1898 between Spain and the United States. Spain, who had been a political leader with regard to colonial rule, all but lost their powerful control as a result of the brief ...
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Industrial Revolution's Success »

This 3 page paper looks at Carnegie and Rockefeller's successes, social Darwinism and how history looks at the industrial revolution. The information is provided in question and answer format. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Nineteenth Century America »

A 7 page paper which examines the history of the United States in the 19th century and discusses whether the it was an isolationist or imperialist nation. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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USS Maine Bombing in 1989 and the Reactions by American Newspapers »

This 6 page paper considers the perspectives of American journalists regarding the bombing of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor during the Spanish/American War. This paper assesses the perception of journalists through a view of the history and the reactions in newspaper/magazine articles from this era. Bibliography lists ...
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America's 'Victory' in the War of 1812 »

This 3 page paper examines the War of 1812 briefly and how America "won" it. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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The Second Revolutionary War »

This 3 page paper explores the causes and outcome of the war commonly known as the second revolutionary war. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Samuel Nelson's Contributions to the US Supreme Court »

A 6 page biography of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Nelson (1792-1873). The paper is mostly a detailed discussion of Nelson's time serving the Court and the major decisions in which he was involved. Included among these was The Prize Case of 1863, the Siren Case, Ex parte Vallandigham, ex ...
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Equality Concept, Conflicting Ideology, and Thomas Jefferson »

An 8 page discussion of Thomas Jefferson's actions towards blacks and Native Americans. The author contends that in regard to his handling of slavery and Native American land rights Jefferson wavered considerably from his professed belief in the ideology of true equality. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Tocqueville/His Views of Blacks »

A 6 page essay that offer analysis and discussion of Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America. In the chapter entitled, "The Present and Probable Future Condition of the Three Races that Inhabit the Territory of the United States," Tocqueville describes the relations between the three, "naturally distinct" races that inhabited ...
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Trans-Mississippi West And The Spanish-American War »

3 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses the impact of Trans-Mississippi West and the outcome of the Spanish-American War. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Indiana History »

A 5 page critical literature review of “Out of Harmony” written by Lucy Hoyce Kamau. Discusses the author’s effective illustration that the “official” history of Posey County Indiana presented by the New Harmony Museum provides only a distorted view of the communal Harmonists and Owenists who occupied the area ...
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin and Slavery »

A 5 page paper which examines the impact Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe made in relationship to the abolition of slavery. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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United States and War with Spain »

A 3 page paper which examines why the United States became involved in a war with Spain in the 1880s. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Latin America and Caribbean Post Spanish American War Involvement of the US »

6 pages in length. The postwar impact upon Puerto Rico, Santo Domingo and Haiti – the first independent nation in the Caribbean – proved to change the manner by which these acquired territories would address their collective futures. American occupation had served to strengthen the United States political ...
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US War Technology from 1770 to 1870 »

A 5 page research paper on how the U.S. employed existing technology for warfare during this period, rather than investing in war technologies. Only one weapon was invented by an American during this period, although peacetime technologies were converted during wartime. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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1847 Mexico and US War »

A 5 page paper which examines the reasons behind the war between the United States and Mexico in 1847. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Did the War of 1812 Need to be Fought? »

A 6 page research paper that examines this question and offers arguments on both sides. Ultimately, the writer comes to the conclusion that while the war was largely unnecessary, it served a psychological purpose for the young country. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Wealth in the 19th Century »

A 4 page paper which examines attitudes towards wealth in the 19th century as seen through the figures of Andrew Carnegie, Horatio Alger, and Booker T. Washington. Bibliography lists 3 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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American Westward Expansion »

This 4 page research paper discusses the relationship between Manifest Destiny, the Haitian Revolution, the cotton gin, the Louisiana Purchase and the expansion of slaver. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Too Late for Compromise »

This paper discusses the reasons why compromise, which had been fairly successful up to 1850, was not a viable option by 1860. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Antebellum America and the Advantages of Slavery »

A 5 page paper on why it was better to be a slave than to be free in a few southern states during the ante-bellum period in American history. The writer argues for the advantages of slavery, not only to the slave owner but to the slave himself. Bibliography lists ...
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US Government's Failure of the Late Nineteenth Century Assimilation of Native Americans »

During the second half of the 19th century there were increased efforts to assimilate the Native American Indians into the mainstream settler culture. This 7 page paper looks at the way this assimilation was undertaken and why it was bound to fail. The bibliography cites 8 sources.
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Lincoln's Secretary of State, William Seward »

A 9 page research paper that argus the thesis that William Henry Seward, Lincoln's Secretary of State, greatly aided the Union victory because he helped to prevent the one development that could have conceivably led to a Confederate victory during the Civil War, which was the involvement of a foreign ...
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The Industrial Revolution and Women »

This 5 page essay discusses the positions taken by Nancy F. Cott and Gerda Lerner addressing the question of whether or not the Industrial Revolution provided increased opportunities for women in the 1830s, with Cott arguing the pro side and Lerner presenting the opposing position. Bibliography lists 2 sources. ...
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Significance of Nineteenth Century Women »

This three-page-paper explores the women of the 1800's. The ability to vote, smoke in public and obtain higher educations are all explored. Bibliography lists one source.
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19th Century Trends, Consumerism, and Women's Fashions »

This 8 page paper provides an overview of the history of consumerism in terms of women's fashions. What has changed, as well as what has stayed the same, are things that are discussed in depth. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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