American History Essays and Term Papers

Japanese Internment

Wardell Henderson History 137 2/12/17 Kris Cornelis Primary Source Analysis #2 For my primary resource analysis I chose image number three of the Japanese American citizens. From my observation it appears that this photo is of both Issei (first generation immigrants who had arrived ...

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Why You Should Move to the Colonies Letter

England's citizens were not happy with the conditions they had to live with. People detested the Church of England, and even more were suffering there in poverty. They had nowhere to go besides prison if they stayed. In the New World, Pennsylvania was becoming a great colony to travel/move to ...

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Why Reconstruction Matters

Why Reconstruction Matters The article starts off by mentioning how civil war ended. When Confederate Gen. Robert E Lee at Appomattox Court House surrendered himself around 150 years ago, the Civil War came to an effective end. The issues that we're dealing today and the construction questions ...

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The Huguenot Fort Memorial

Sean Battista U.S.History 111- Descendants of Calvinism; Explorers of the New World When exploring all of the New England area, it is clear to see how the earliest of settlements have and still impact our livelihoods and ethological views on what we know today as the United States of America. ...

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Alaskan Gold Rush

Talvy Ajuria PRD 3 Klondike Gold Rush summary: The Klondike Gold Rush was an event of migration by an estimated 100,000 people prospecting to the Klondike region of north-western Canada in the Yukon region between 1896 and 1899. It's also called the Yukon Gold Rush, the Last Great Gold Rush and ...

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Spanish American War

Spanish-American War 3/4/2017 Johnny Griffin The war was based on U.S. going to war with Spain to help Cuba fight for their independence from Spain. Also another key thought to the war was the destruction of the U.S. Maine. This war only lasted a few months, and there was not many deaths ...

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History Of The Cheyenne Indians

Cheyenne Indian History Cheyenne (from the Sioux name Sha-hi'yena, Shai-ena, or (Teton) Shai-ela, 'people of alien speech,' from sha'ia, 'to speak a strange language'). An important Plains tribe of the great Algonquian family. They call themselves Dzi'tsiistäs, apparently nearly equivalent to ...

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The Pacific Theater

The Pacific Theater The U.S. was dragged into World War II because of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. The Pacific Theater battles were fought in the Pacific region of the world in places like the Philippines, Japan etc. There were five major battles in the Pacific Theater. From June to ...

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Martin Luther King Jr's Methods and Successes

Aims: King sought equality for African Americans, the economically disadvantaged and victims of injustice through peaceful protest. He was the driving force behind watershed events such as the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the March on Washington, which helped bring about such landmark legislation ...

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American Foreign Policy and The 1920s

Unit 4 Jason Sisneros 1. 1.The last quarter of the nineteenth century brought a slow but perceptible change in American foreign policy. Discuss how that change developed down through the end of the Spanish-American War. Then trace the development of American foreign policy though the ...

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Consequences and Causes of Colonial Expansion

The period of 1800-1914 is characterized by the rapid development of capitalist and market relations in both hemispheres of the globe. In the 19th century most of the European states already had a developed system of colonialism in Africa and Asia that was essential for the development of industry, ...

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End of the Civil War and Reconstruction

Before the end of the Civil War and emancipation which freed the slaves, the Wade v Davis Bill was passed by congress in July of 1864. The bill stated that military governors would lead each of the southern states known as the confederate states. It also stated that after half of those states ...

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The Great Depression: What really caused The Great Depression?

Destinee Dunklin Ms. Matthews 5th Block October 18, 2016 The Great Depression: What really caused The Great Depression? The Great Depression was a devastating financial crisis that affected most countries around the world. Although the Great Depression began in 1929 it lasted until the ...

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Jamestown Failure: The Struggle of a Colony

Jamestown Failure: The Struggle of a Colony The struggles of an early and uneducated settlement that led to famine, starvation, cannibalism, and death of many men, women, and children. All of which this happened in high hopes of finding gold like the Spaniards had found in the South ...

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American Revolution

There are many reasons why pilgrims came to the British American colonies. Mainly because of freedom, economic gain, enslavement, and avoiding Debtors prison. Settlement primary took place around the 16 hundred. The Northern colonies were frequently settled by people escaping religious persecution ...

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The Tensions Between Native Americans and the Colonists

In the 1600’s there were settlers coming from Europe, who wanted to settle in America. There were, of course, also Native Americans, who originated from America. At first the Europeans and Native Americans were very friendly, and wanted to trade with each other, and did not wish any harm among ...

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Revolutionary War

Kelsey Murray 2018-01-11T00:10:45 After the Revolutionary War, the newly formed United States still had a major task ahead of them. They had to form a new government that would satisfy the demands of the people and ensure the success of their nation. The Articles of Confederation was the first ...

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Lu Ann Jones' Gender, Race, and Itinerant Commerce in the Rural New South

Lu Ann Jones, "Gender, Race, and Itinerant Commerce in the Rural New South," Journal of Southern History 66 (May 2000), 297-320. Using vivid firsthand accounts and stunning storytelling of her own, author Lu Ann Jones illustrates that peddlers and salesmen created an alternative market to the ...

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Why Was there Mass Hysteria following WW2

The study of racial dynamics is one that is very convoluted and perplexing, therefore; it requires many different studies from different anthropologists to further understand the racial dynamics in the United States. The studies of these anthropologists encompass different time periods displaying ...

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W.E.B Dubois vs Booker T. Washington

Jimmesha Jones English 101 Professor Mutunda 27 February 2018 W.E.B Dubois vs Booker T. Washington Do you agree trades and agricultural skills are all someone needed and not university education and voting rights? Two leaders of the black community in the late 19th and 20th century were ...

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The Negative Effects of American Exceptionalism

William Murphy CH 203 Professor Lazer May 4[th], 2018 The Negative Effects of American Exceptionalism As each nation or government in the world was formed, the people who were creating those establishments had specific ideologies that motivated the decisions they chose to make when ...

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The Missouri Compromise

Rebecca Page History 201-I01 Professor Cox Oct 28[th], 2018 Essay #2 Throughout American history, the United States has engaged itself in almost endless political and moral conflict. This was especially true at the dawn of the 19[th] century. The Union was being torn apart by a moral and ...

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Gettysburg Address

Skeet Starting in about 1420, small Portuguese ships known as caravels zipped along the African coast, carrying spices, gold, slaves and other goods from Asia and Africa to Europe In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning ...

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The Continental Army At Valley Forge

The Valley Force camp made the men’s mind tremble with thoughts like; should I stay or leave? The Continental army under the command of General George Washington built a camp named Valley forge to survive the harsh winter of 1777-1778. The camp was 18 miles outside of Philadelphia and was a ...

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Valley Forge DBQ

Uh, Oh, Gotta Blast. Bye Valley Forge When someone is put in a stressful situation on instinct they have two options, fight or fly. The same thing is true when dealing with war. War is not always bayonets and bullets, it is the decisions you make during times of hardship. A soldier has to make ...

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