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Papers On U.S. History (18th Century)
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“The Battle of Saratoga”
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A twenty five page paper which looks at the strategies involved in the Battle of Saratoga of 1777, and the events which led up to this turning-point in the War of Independence. The paper considers such factors as the difficulties which the British commanders found in implementing their military tactics, the problems which arose as a result of poor communication in the field, the importance of intelligence and counter-intelligence in several of the American victories prior to Saratoga and the part that the murder of Jane McCrea played in motivating the colonists outside of the New England region into joining the conflict.
Bibliography lists 9 sources
Filename: JLSaratoga.wps
“The Crucible” and the Salem Witch Trials
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A 5 page paper which examines “The
Crucible” by Arthur Miller and the Salem Witch Trials. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: RAsalemw.rtf
“The Underground Railroad”
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A seven page paper which looks at the network known as the Underground Railroad, which was instrumental in assisting plantation slaves to escape the North and Canada in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and at some of the prominent figures who contributed to the development and maintenance of the Railroad.
Bibliography lists 6 sources
Filename: JLRail.rtf
“W. Smith’s perceptions of Indian and White Culture in the 1700s”
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A twenty page paper which looks at an excerpt from Smith’s ‘Historical Account of the Expedition against the Ohio Indians’ and analyses his commentary with reference to the cultural and religious practices of the Native population in relation to that of the white settlers, his assumption of superior civilisation on the part of the whites and the way in which similar attitudes can also be seen in other multi-cultural situations such as the relationship between the English and the Irish and the constraints of the slave-owning plantation society.
Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: JLSmith.rtf
"Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation"
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A 5 page review of Joseph J. Ellis' most intriguing book. The author of this paper demonstrates
that Ellis' approach is certainly a more readable and entertaining version of history than we have been forced to consume over most of our
educational experience. It breaths life into the dull facts that leave most readers reaching for another cup of coffee and a bottle of aspirin. No
additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPltFndB.rtf
"Mary Silliman's War" and "The Way of Duty"
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A 6 page paper which compares the film "Mary Silliman's War" to the book which the film was based on. The book is "The Way of Duty" by Joy and Richard Buel. Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
Filename: RAsillim.wps
"The Patriot" – Uniform Accuracy
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6 pages in length. Authenticity is a primary factor to a period film if it is to reflect the flavor, value and truthfulness of its subject. "The Patriot" is one movie where costumes reflect the entire ambiance of reality; while costume designer Deborah Scott worked with the Smithsonian Institute to ensure the authenticity of soldier uniforms and townspeople garb, there was nonetheless some rather glaring imprecision when it came to following the example left behind by history. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: TLCPatriot.rtf
"William Cooper's Town " by Alan Taylor
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A 5 page paper which examines the life of William Cooper, in "William Cooper's Town " by Alan Taylor, as it relates to the Revolutionary War. William Cooper was able to make his fortune, but also lose it, due to conditions which involved the Revolutionary War. Bibliography lists 1 additional source.
Filename: RAcooper.wps
2 essays/Panic of 29 & Alexander Hamilton
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A 6 page research paper that contains 2 smaller essays, of 3 pages each. The first essay concerns the causes of the Panic of 1929 and the Great Depression and the second essay addresses the financial system established by Alexander Hamilton for the young United States. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: kh2fiess.rtf
A COMPARISON OF ‘THE LIFE OF JOHNNY REB’ TO ‘THE LIFE OF BILLY YANK’ BY BELL I. WILEY
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This 8 page paper compares and contrasts two books by Bell I. Wiley: The life of Johnny Reb and The Life of Billy Yank. Examples, quotes cited from texts. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MBwiley.rtf
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