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Papers On Colonial & Pre-Colonial America
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"The American Privateers"
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This 5 page report discusses Donald Chidsey's 1962 book
about the ways in which acts of war were committed by privately owned and operated
ships during the earliest wars of the United States. Bibliography lists only the primary
source.
Filename: BWampriv.rtf
"The Deal" at the 1787 Philadelphia Convention
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This 3 page paper discusses the three-fifths compromise reached at the Philadelphia Constitutional Convention in 1787. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HVThDeal.rtf
"The Many-Headed Hydra": Globalism and Economics in the Revolutionary Atlantic
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A 5 page overview of the book by Peter Linebaugh and Marcus Rediker. Emphasizes that history is replete with examples of various forms of forays designed with the idea of economic profit. In the United States one of the most interesting periods in this regard was during the Revolutionary era. In "The Many-Headed Hydra: Sailors, Slaves, Commoners, and the Hidden History of the Revolutionary Atlantic" authors Peter Linebaugh and Marcus Rediker detail how our shores were viewed as great economic opportunity by a variety of foreign interests. Their attempts as a monopoly would be foiled, however, by the collective efforts of some of Americas most destitute classes. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPecnHis.wps
"The Puritan Dilemma" by Edmund Sears Morgan
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A 5 page paper which analyzes
the book "The Puritan Dilemma" by Edmund Sears Morgan, a book that details much of
the life of John Winthrop. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAmorgnpur.wps
"The War of American Independence" by Don Higginbotham
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A 3 page summary and analysis of Don Higginbotham's work "The War of American Independence." No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAhighis.rtf
'White Man's Indian': A Review of the Book by Robert Berkhofer, Jr.
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A 6 page discussion of the book by Robert Berkhofer, Jr. Emphasizes the extreme diversity of Native America and illuminates the numerous misconceptions held by 'mainstream White America' regarding Native Americans. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPnaWman.wps
1676/ Stephen S. Webb
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A 5 page research paper that examines the thesis proposed by historian Stephen S .Webb in his book '1676: The End of American Independence.' Webb suggests that the root cause of the discord during 1676 was the independent ways of the American colonists and that their submission to empire was its cure. The writer argues against this position, while discussing the details of Bacon's Rebellion and King Philip's War. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: 001676.rtf
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