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Papers On U.S. History (18th Century)
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English Colonization of the New World: Transitions in the Manner the Colonists Viewed Their Desired Form of Government
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An 11 page discussion of American history from colonial times through the American Revolution and the framing of the Constitution. Examines the reasons Englishmen embarked on North American colonization are explained as is their transition from viewing the monarchical system of government with favor to disdain. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PPcolPol.rtf
ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY AND WESTWARD SETTLEMENT
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This 4-page paper examines westward settlement during the 19th century and its impact on the environment. Issues covered include technologies that spurred settlement, ecological impacts resulting from westward moement, and the reaction of settlers to the changes in the land. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MTenvhis.rtf
Environmental History/17th Century New England
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A 6 page research paper that examines chapter 3 from a text concerning American environmental history. In the text Major Problems in American Environmental History, editor Carolyn Merchant assembles an eclectic yet revealing collection of documents and essays that offer a form of "snap shot" of a specific period in American history in relation to environmental issues. Chapter 3 of this text focuses on the New England forest in the seventeenth century. Examination of this chapter demonstrates the basic conflict not only between how the Native Americans perceived the natural world, but also between how different groups of Europeans perceived it. These documents indicate that how the natural world is perceived and conceptualized within the boundaries of the human imagination is crucial to human interaction with the natural world. Bibliography lists 12 sources taken from this 1 text.
Filename: khenvhis.rtf
Equality for All?: The Failure of the American Revolution to Obtain Equality for Either African Americans or Women
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A 5 page contention that the American Revolution, and indeed the years following that revolution, did little toward changing the inequalities which existed in this country in regard to African Americans and women. Notes that while certain inroads would be made in the years which followed, even the Emancipation Proclamation and the rights of women to vote and own property, accomplished little in terms of achieving true equality. Concludes that it took the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s to result in any real change but that even today true equality has yet to be obtained. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPrevWrD.wps
Ethical Issues: The “New World” to the Civil War
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A 4 page overview of the numerous ethical issues which arrived in the time period spanning Columbus’ arrival in this so-called “New World” and the American Civil War. The author defines ethics and demonstrates (using the manner Europeans treated the land and peoples they encountered in the Americas, the issue of slavery, and finally the issue of the draft in the Civil War) that the interpretation of the rightness or wrongness of a particular issue varies according to the perspective of the people in question. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPethIss.rtf
Factors Inspiring and Resulting from English Colonization of the New World
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A 15 page overview of the circumstances surrounding and following English colonization of the Americas. Details are provided from colonial times through the American Revolution, the framing of the Constitution, and the Civil War. Examines the reasons Englishmen embarked on North American colonization are explained as is their transition from viewing the monarchical system of government with favor to disdain. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: PPcolPl2.rtf
Factors Shaping American Politics in 1790
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A 3 page exploration of the question of whether domestic affairs or foreign affairs played the most important role in shaping American politics in 1790. The author contends that Americans in this era had little time to invest in foreign affairs. Instead they were tied up trying to establish their own foundational system. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPus1790.rtf
Faneuil Hill A Historic Place That Changed to Accommodate the Times
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seven-page-paper presents a detailed description of Boston's Faneuil Hall and its
historical signifigance for the city as well as the nation. Bibliography lists four sources.
Filename: CWfaunell.wps
Fischer/Washington’s Crossing
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A 3 page book review of David Hackett Fischer’s Washington’s Crossing. This text describes the pivotal events in the American Revolution that led up to Washington crossing the Delaware and giving the Americans their first victories of the Revolution. Fischer describes these engagements and their significance and meaning in a highly detailed, and highly readable, narrative. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khfwc.rtf
France, U.S. and Haiti: Similarities and Contrasts 1650 to 1850
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An 8 page overview of this critical period in history. The author outlines major historical events for these countries and emphasizes the importance of revolution, industrialization, and imperialism. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPfrnHai.rtf
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