Essays and Research Papers on U.S. History

All too often, our contemporary media portrays the American Revolutionary War as a relatively brief and glorious fight for Independence from British taxation. In reality, it was for at least a century and a half prior to the onset of Revolutionary conflict that the forthcoming war was foreshadowed through economic struggle, political instability, and ...

Ronald Reagan's space-based missile defense program is discussed in this 5 page paper. The focus of the paper centers on the legal ramifications of such a program in respect to international treaties that have been in effect since 1972. The paper takes the position that Reagan made the right decisions in respect to Star ...

A 5 page overview of the legal philosophies of Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes and how his views related to those of the Progressive Reform Movement. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 4 page paper that provides an overview of the Jacksonian Era and its important legal, political and economic events that impacted the pre-Civil War political arena. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper is a presentation on the history of the US army, made up of 12 PowerPoint slides. The history starts from the First Independent Company of Rangers in 1747 and traces the history up until 2009. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

A 4 page paper that offers 2 short answer essay to 2 questions about American history. The first question pertain to the Mexican American war and the second discusses Lincoln's position on slavery. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 5-page paper presents an overview of the history of the U.S. auto industry. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 9 page paper explores two different aspects of the Civil War: the compromise of 1850 and the Dred Scott decision. Both fueled the indignation that eventually led to war. The third subject is to determine who was the better president, Lincoln or Washington. The paper argues in favor of Lincoln. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 2.5-page paper analyzez American history and multiculuturalism and while multiculturalism should be celebrated it has not always been in the United States. There are 3 sources cited.

In five pages this paper answers questions regarding the handling of the Vietnam War by Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, liberalism and Republicans, and considers how the New Left and radicals of the 1960s sought to go beyond the traditional definition of liberalism. Four sources are listed in the bibliography.

This 8 page paper addresses fifteen specific questions in American history starting with the invention of the automobile and its impacts on American society and ranging to the US expansion into Cambodia and the Kent State Massacre. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

A 5 page research paper that offers a detailed overview of the history of the BSA. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page paper provides an overview of two essays and five short answer responses to questions on American history. These essays and questions specifically address issues around the American Civil War and issues of slavery. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 4 page paper analyzes key content from the book by Howard Zinn. Women's place in society is of particular emphasis as is how these places have changed over time. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page research paper draws on Eric Foner's text Give Me Liberty to discuss topics in U.S. History. Topics cover the nature of liberty, the differences between North and South and the role of conflict in policy making. Only Foner's text is cited.

A 5 page paper that provides an overview of Takaki's retake on the common history of the United States and suggests conflicts with major elements of history. Bibliography lists no additional sources.

A 5 page overview of history of the public space function of the city street and the evolution of that function over time. The writer concludes that this function, even with planned efforts to make it so, will never be as important as it had been in early American history. Bibliography lists 3 ...

This 6 page paper provides an overview of two periods in American history and reflects the impacts on America. This paper considers the influences of the Era of Englightenment and the Industrial Revolution on the history and progression of this country. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 6 page research paper pertains to one of the most infamous incidents in American history occurred in Salem, Massachusetts during the colonial period between 1692 and 1693. This examination of these events begins by presenting a brief history of the trials and then discusses them from a feminist perspective. Bibliography lists 3 sources. ...

A 5 page review of the 1996 book, 'Shrouds of Glory: From Atlanta to Nashville: The Last Great Campaign of the Civil War', by Winston Groom. Groom is the author of 'Forrest Gump' as well but his current book distinguishes itself in providing a factual account of the account of one of the ...

Confederate Major Henry Wirz has had his name soiled throughout history as the man responsible for some horrendous war crimes (mostly at Andersonville) during the conflict between North and South. In fact, he was the only Southern official to be executed for such crimes at the conclusion of the Civil War. In this 40 ...

A 5 page overview of the pre-Columbian history of the people we call Native Americans. Includes possible reasons for their migration to the Americas and describes the complex evolution that resulted in many diverse cultures. Describes the division between the cultural regions separated by the Rio Grande river and differences that existed between ...

A 5 page paper discussing the background of those who sailed over to the 'New World' on the Mayflower. After a discussion of the difference between Separatists (Pilgrims) and Puritans, the paper analyzes Bradford's role in the history of the Plymouth Colony. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 9 page paper on Richard Hofstadter and his works. He wrote many books that detailed many different times throughout the history of the United States. He was best known for Age of Reform and Anti-Intellectualism in the United States. Both of these books covered very controversial issues. Although he wrote many books he was ...

A 6 page examination of the frontier myth in United States history. Identifies greed and the never-ending drive for territorial expansion and control of resources, both natural and human, as the driving force for white Anglo Saxon males in the United States from the colonial period up until the Vietnam War. Relies largely ...