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Papers On U.S. History (18th Century)
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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
A CRITICAL REVIEW OF LITERATURE CONCERNING HISTORICAL VIEWPOINTS
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This 9 page paper discusses the various viewpoints of those who throughout history have had little voice: Native Americans, black women, and the poor. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MBcritin.rtf
A Name Not Easily Forgotten
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This five page paper presents a dicussion into the life and
motivation of Dolores Huerta. Bibliography lists four sources.
Filename: CWhuerta.wps
Alan Taylor: "Liberty Men And Great Proprietors : The Revolutionary Settlement On The Maine Frontier, 1760-1820"
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6 pages in length. Alan Taylor's Liberty Men and Great Proprietors : The Revolutionary Settlement on the Maine Frontier, 1760-1820 is an expansive book that studies the life and times of Maine's backcountry settlers during the period after the American Revolution. The initial and subsequent chapters delve deeply into the historical Liberty Men and their resistance movement as it related to the region they attempted to settle, in spite of Great Proprietor's rebellious efforts. The writer offers a review of Taylor's book that chronicles the settlement of Maine's frontier. No additional sources cited. A-Taylor.wps
Filename: A-Taylor.wps
Alexander Hamilton and U.S. Economics
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A 15 page review of the man and the time. This paper explores Hamilton’s incentives and justifications in establishing the backbone of the U.S. economic system. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: PPHamiltonEconomics.rtf
Alexander Hamilton/The Federalist #78
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A 7 page analysis of #78 in "The Federalist" papers, which are various essays written by one or more of the Founding Fathers of the US (Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, etc.) in order to persuade the US populace that the Constitution should be ratified. Number 78 is by Hamilton and addresses the need for permanent appointment for the members of the Supreme Court. No additional sources cited.
Filename: 99fed78.wps
America's Difficult Beginnings
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This 7 page paper compares the American Revolution with the changes which occurred about a decade later when the Constitutional Convention made important decisions. Shays's Rebellion is discussed. The paper concludes that the latter time period, during the 1780s, is more significant than the 1770s in terms of America's strength as a nation. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: SA010Rev.rtf
America's Great Awakenings
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In this well-written 11 page essay, the writer examines similarities & differences that existed between America's first two Great Awakenings (18th and 19th century). Both maintained a common emphasis upon the importance of religion but the second one offered greater religious freedom-- an indication that it was occurring in a "new" America-- one that practiced greater tolerance. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: Greatawa.wps
American Colonies' Divergence from England
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An 8 page research paper that examines the similarities and differences between England and her American colonies in 1750. The writer argues that by 1750, the English speaking colonies of North America, instigated and maintained under the auspices of the British crown, had diverged from many of the English norms of that era. Naturally, the numerous ties to England and English custom, such as the grounding of American jurisprudence in English Common Law, continued to exist and exists to this day. However, there were also distinct differences between the norms of the Old World and the New. Bibliography lists 11 sources (some citations are incomplete).
Filename: khamcol.rtf
American Provincialism
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A 3 page paper which examines what constitutes American Provincialism and how Benjamin Franklin embodied such ideals. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAbenpv.rtf
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