Comparison of Two Writings on the Seven Years’ War by Canadian Historians
[ send me this paper ]
This is an 8 page paper comparing two different articles by Canadian historians on the Seven Years’ War. Two articles by Canadian historians Peter MacLeod (The University of Ottawa) and Ian Steele (The University of Western Ontario) give two different perspectives on the Seven Years’ War in United States and Canada between the years 1756-1763. MacLeod gives an in depth narrative of the influence of the Catholic Church on the Canadian Iroquois and the Amerindians along the St. Lawrence River near Montreal. Although many people are aware that a strong alliance existed between the Iroquois and the French, MacLeod explains how deeply this connection is related to their ties through Catholicism. Steele’s article is an examination along with four other critics to the recently released Fred Anderson book on the Seven Years’ War. Although the critics admit that the book has made available information about the Seven Years’ War to a larger audience than was available before, they were “shocked” to discover that Anderson only used English sources for his narrative. After reading MacLeod’s history on the Iroquois in New France, it is easy to see how Steele is justified in condemning Anderson in his obvious exclusion of more personal and French accounts of the Seven Years’ War. In combination, both sources give the reader an idea what range of material is available on the Seven Year’s War and in many ways complement each other when taken together. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TJSevCn1.rtf

Competing Visions of William Bradford and Thomas Morton in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The May-Pole of Merry Mount”
[ send me this paper ]
A 5 page paper which examines how Hawthorne’s short story takes on the historical controversy, particularly in terms of the emphasis on the couple’s marriage, which turns the theme from a consideration of the ideal society into a statement of what marriage means and how it changes the people who enter into it. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: TGmaypol.rtf

Continuity of Ideas: The Puritans to the Revolutionary Writers
[ send me this paper ]
A 6 page paper which examines “The Mayflower Compact” and the Declaration of Independence as they illustrate how some ideas were powerfully imbedded in the nation despite the changes in times. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAmayflw.rtf

Contradictions of Law in Early American History
[ send me this paper ]
This is a 10 page paper which discuss the Revolutionary War and the contradictions of the ideals that the war was fought for and the real affects of the war on African Americans and Native American Indians. The bibliography has 12 sources.
Filename: JHCont.rtf

Crevecoeur and de Tocqueville
[ send me this paper ]
A paper which compares the impressions of these two writers of early American culture, and considers which of them had the more accurate perception of American society. Bibliography lists 3 sources
Filename: JLtocque.rtf

Cultural, Racial, and Ethnic Diversity: Ideologies of Assimilation
[ send me this paper ]
A 6 page review of the numerous factors which have led to diversity in the United States. The author explores the three major ideologies of assimilation (“Anglo-Conformity”, “the Melting Pot”, and “Cultural Pluralism”) and rejects these terminologies in favor of “structural pluralism”, a terminology which takes into account factors such as economics and geography as well as race and ethnicity to describe American diversity. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPethni2.rtf

Decade of Greed: 1980s
[ send me this paper ]
A 3 page paper which examines various aspects of the decade of greed, the 1980s. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RA80see.rtf

Declaration of Independence – Purpose and Principles
[ send me this paper ]
This 4 page paper examines the Declaration of Independence with regard to its purpose; the principles of government it espouses; and relations with the British. Finally, it looks at the actual declaration of independence contained within the document. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: HVDIndep.rtf

Democracy And Capitalism
[ send me this paper ]
7 pages in length. The writer discusses the essential elements of capitalism and democracy in the U.S., as well as explores the impact of capitalism and democracy upon education in relationship to John Dewey's "Democracy and Education." Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLCDemCp.rtf

Democratic Elections -- Protection Against Tyranny
[ send me this paper ]
This 6 page report discusses how in the earliest days of the fledgling United States, the leaders of the country were clear on their intention to assure that the government they formed would be one with safeguards against the forms of tyranny they had known in their native England. The rules established by the Constitution were designed to carry out the principles of limited government and individual freedom that continue to be valued today. But regardless of how such ideals are still valued, the fact remains that modern Americans’ high rate of re-election of their representatives to Congress may suggest that the citizens of the nation are not exercising full democratic control over the House of Representatives and the Senate. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: BWframer.rtf

Did the 19th Century Americans Conquer the West or Did the West Conquer Them?
[ send me this paper ]
This 5 page paper discusses the following two books specifically, both of which are diaries from that era: "Chardon's Journal at Fort Clark" and "The Diary of Susan Shelby Magoffin". This paper examines their experiences in the West versus their expectations and the expectations of the people of that era. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: GSMagoff.rtf

Differing Views of the Causes and Impacts of Revolutions
[ send me this paper ]
A 4 page overview of the perceptions of Edmund Burke, Maximillien Robespierre, and Thomas Paine. The author of this paper emphasizes the opinions of Thomas Pain and asserts that revolutions do no necessarily result in long-term instability and violence. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPrevol3.rtf

Disease Brought to North America by the Europeans
[ send me this paper ]
This 5 page paper explores colonial history when Europeans settled in America. The disease and its affect on the Native American populations is the focus of this paper. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA110NA.wps

Distinctive Colonial Societies in the New World
[ send me this paper ]
This 6 page paper examines colonial times, how the Europeans invaded and how the Indians reacted. The English and Spanish are the focus of attention. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA64216.rtf

Donald R. Hickey/The War of 1812
[ send me this paper ]
A 5 page research paper that examines Donald R. Hickey's unique perspective on the War of 1812 as stated in his book. In this work, Hickey offers a radically different perspective on this conflict then the one traditionally offered in most US history texts. No additional sources cited.
Filename: 991812.rtf

Early Accounts of American Colonial Life
[ send me this paper ]
A 3 page essay that contrasts and compares three accounts of early American history. There is a prevalent perspective among Americans that the earliest colonists to North America were homogenous in their purpose and intentions in coming to the New World. This viewpoint overlooks the immense diversity of early colonists and the multiple reasons that they had for establishing a presence in the wilderness of North America. This examination of this diversity looks specifically at the first-person accounts of three early colonial leader: John Smith, William Bradford and John Winthrop. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: kheaacl.rtf

Early America and Opportunity
[ send me this paper ]
A 6 page paper which examines early America and opportunity based on Paul Johnson’s “A History of the American People” and Howard Zinn’s “People's History of the United States.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAeaam.rtf