Essays on History of The United States

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Analyzing The Efficacy of The Bus Boycott in Montgomery, United States

1 page / 522 words

The Montgomery bus boycott was not a small event in the History of the United States, it was a focal point of massive changes in culture and law. Desegregation and equality followed in its footstep and has made the country more free and unified. The...

American History Montgomery Bus Boycott

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American Revolutionary War and The Changes It Caused on Political, Social and Cultural Levels

2 pages / 845 words

Introduction The American Revolution was a defining time for the United States. The Revolution resulted in a split from England, making the United States its own country. Like any war, the Revolutionary War changed many aspects of American life, especially from 1775-1800. The major changes...

American Revolutionary War

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The Context of The American Revolutionary War from a Historical Perspective

2 pages / 1056 words

George Bancroft, in History of the United States of America From the Discovery of the Continent, portrayed the Founding Fathers as Demigods, men who were put on this Earth to create a nation so great that it was destined by fate to be better than...

American Revolutionary War

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The Features that Contribute to The Unique Character of The American Revolutionary War

2 pages / 973 words

The American Revolutionary War was a very unique war. Instead of being a war about the upheaval of society, it was a war about ideals. There were various factors that incited the colonists to rebel, most of them being causes of new British policy towards...

American Revolutionary War

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American Flag and The Metaphors of Liberty, Truth of Life and Pursuit of Happiness

1 page / 566 words

The American Flag The American flag has remained a fundamental representation of liberty and freedom all throughout its withstanding 239 year tenure. During this time, the American flag has assumed a total of 27 different guises since its official date of inception – June 14,...

American Flag

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The Controversial Nature of Compromise of 1850 and Its Impact on Social Tension Between States

2 pages / 840 words

The Compromise of 1850 Should Not Be Passed The Compromise of 1850 is a controversial act of legislation that will only increase sectional tension between distinct northern and southern regions of the Union. Its provisions including: the admittance of the entirety of California as a...

American Civil War Compromise of 1850

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Three Acts Contribution to The Solution of South/north Conflict: Missouri Compromise of 1820, Compromise of 1850, and The Kansas-nebraska Act

3 pages / 1415 words

In the beginning of the nineteenth century, Americans primarily resolved political disputes through compromises, however, the inability to resolve these growing problems by compromises by 1860 no longer seemed possible. The North and South both during this time period sought different directions in developing America,...

American Civil War Compromise of 1850

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Florence Kelley and Her Social and Political Influence on The Modern World

1 page / 635 words

Florence Kelley was a devoted advocate for labor laws in the United States during the early twentieth century. She successfully fought for the establishment of child labor laws. In a speech made by Kelley on July 22, 1905, she used many rhetorical strategies to show...

Florence Kelley

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Critical Review of Kelley’s Speech to Awsa

3 pages / 1199 words

During the late 1800s and early 1900s, child labor was widely used. Because of the low pay during this time, families had to send their children, some even as young as 6 years, to work in factories with unsafe conditions, especially for children this young....

Florence Kelley

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Gettysburg: Three Perspectives on The Movie

3 pages / 1444 words

Imagine a movie that is suspenseful, historical, and full of action. In 1863, an epic event occurred in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania which was made in to a movie in 1992. This location is now visited by thousands of visitors and is considered a historical landmark. Made-to-order...

Gettysburg

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The Historical Aspect of Gettysburg Battle

1 page / 630 words

The Battle of Gettysburg was perhaps one of the most important battles in the Civil War history. Between the days of July 1-3, 1863, the most bloodshed occurred on the battlefield compared to any other fight in the Civil War, as in the Battle of...

Gettysburg Research World History

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The Gettysburg Battle Portrayal in The Killer Angels

4 pages / 1619 words

The Killer Angels is a historical novel that gives insight of what it was like to be at the battle of Gettysburg, one of the most influential battles ever fought in the history of the United States. The battle was fought between the Army of...

Gettysburg The Killer Angels World History

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American Revolution and Relationship Between Americans and British

1 page / 349 words

Introduction Many circumstances and events led to the American Revolution, but the relationship between Americans and the British had worsened over time from the first settlement with Christopher Columbus to the beginning of the American Revolution. Initially, when the colonists first arrived, the Americans and...

American History American Revolution British History

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What Happened at The Seneca Falls Convention

4 pages / 1620 words

The article describes the first woman’s rights convention in the United States, otherwise known as the Seneca Falls Convention. The convention was held at the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Seneca Falls on the 19 and 20 of July 1848. It was held on behalf of...

American History Gender Equality Women’s Rights

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Dr. Carter G. Woodson - The Father of Black History Month

1 page / 592 words

Dr. Carter G. Woodson was father of Black History Month, he was born in1875 near New Canton, VA. He was the son of former slaves. In 1907, he obtained his BA degree from the University of Chicago. In 1912, he received his PhD from Harvard...

African American African American History

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Martin Luther King's Speech: 'I Have a Dream'

3 pages / 1522 words

Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came...

Emancipation Proclamation Justice Racial Discrimination

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Prerequisites of The Establishing The United States of America

2 pages / 774 words

The Battle of Yorktown The final battle of the American Revolution, the war that proved the thirteen colonies were fierce fighters, the war that proved young and weak could beat old and strong. The Battle of Yorktown showed and proved all of these things and...

American History Countries World History

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The Role of American Red Cross in Dealing with Hurricane Katrina

5 pages / 2205 words

At the time of Hurricane Katrina, the ARC launched a disaster response program in an attempt to save lives. The response and the income spend in the project turned out to be the largest in history. The devastating Hurricane Katrina extended to the gulf shores...

Hurricane Katrina

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Sacagawea's Role in The History of The USA

1 page / 458 words

Sacagawea was born in 12 /10/ 1812 and she died in the lahimi river valley in 1788. Sacagawea was an important figure in American history who went on the famous Lewis and Clark expedition. She was a Lemhi Shoshone Indian woman who spoke Shoshone Hidatsa...

American History Lewis and Clark Expedition