Essays on History of The United States

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The History of Hysteria Around Communism in The USA

2 pages / 916 words

Red Scare in America Throughout history, there have been several examples of red scare in America. The red scare is just terminology for the hysteria and fear the United States felt towards Communists. This , however, began in the late 1940’s and the earlier years...

Red Scare

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Rosie The Riveter: a Look at Whom Women Used to Be

1 page / 466 words

Compared to our parents, and their parents, most of us hardly ever encounter the idea of gender discrimination. While it could just be my isolated opinion, it seems to me that women today don’t feel constrained to do certain jobs, or stay at home having...

Rosie The Riveter

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The Ku Klux Klan and Its Ideologies

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Since the inception of the first Klan in 1865, the Ku Klux Klan rooted its values in their perception of Christianity. In one instance, we see people like Sam Bowers who was a supposed Methodist, yet was one of the more powerful voices in reviving...

American History Ku Klux Klan

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Cultural Clashes in The USA after Ww I

3 pages / 1195 words

After World War I, many men who had gone to fight in the war were returning and desired to take their jobs back from the women and African Americans who had taken them in America; because African Americans and Women had been exposed to the...

American History World War I

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The Treatment of Slaves During The Atlantic Slave Trade

2 pages / 1033 words

The Atlantic Slave Trade The Atlantic slave trade is one of the largest trades that took place across the Atlantic Ocean from the 16th century to the 19th century. The Atlantic slave traders were the Portuguese, the British, the French, the Spanish, and the Dutch...

Slave Trade

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Annamboe: The Role of The Port in The Slave Trade

3 pages / 1233 words

Introduction The remarkable Trans-Atlantic slave trade transpired from the late 15th century to the mid-19th century. As a whole, millions of Africans were sent to America and became slaves. Because most commodities in Africa were essential to the growth of industrialisation in Europe such as...

Atlantic Slave Trade Slave Trade

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The Crucible Versus Mccarthyism: a Comparative Analysis

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During the early 1690s in Salem, Massachusetts, witch trials took place. Salem was a Puritan society at the time, which meant that there was a strict moral code that encompassed Puritan lifestyle. The notion of the Devil brought fear to Puritans as well as the...

Arthur Miller Mccarthyism The Crucible

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The Great Depression: a Life-changing Event

2 pages / 944 words

On October 29, 1929, the Great Depression began, changing the world forever. It affected countless lives, as people could no longer afford food, and daily living became a struggle. By 1933, approximately 13 to 15 million Americans were unemployed (A&E Networks). The many Americans affected...

Crash Great Depression

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The Need for Monroe Doctrine in The USA

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The Monroe Doctrine was necessary because it kept the United States free of foreign nations. The Monroe Doctrine was a policy of the United States initiated on December 2, 1823. It stated that further efforts by European nations to colonize land or interfere with states...

Monroe Doctrine

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Roosevelt Corollary and The Monroe Doctrine: The Establishment of The Us Power in The Western Hemisphere

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What was the intent of the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine? What was its impact on the role of the US in the Western Hemisphere? The Monroe Doctrine, named after President James Monroe, was implemented in order to continue to keep free the newly...

Monroe Doctrine The West

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Historical Events that Define Texas: The Battle of The Alamo

2 pages / 683 words

Introduction The battle of the Alamo was a pivotal moment in Texas history where Texans demonstrated their determination and strength to separate from Mexican rule. The odds were greatly against the Alamo defenders, as the armies fighting them were much larger and properly armed. Legendary...

Research The Alamo World History

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John Wayne’s Depiction of Heroic Characters During The Mexican-american War as Illustrated in His Movie, The Alamo

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The Mexican-American War was a pivotal period for the United States and, most importantly, the Republic of Texas. Thousands of lives were lost in this war; however, it was not in vain. After a prolonged period of conflict, peace was established between both sides with...

The Alamo

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The Battle of The Alamo: a View into The Beginning and End of The War

2 pages / 1073 words

The Texas Revolution and the Alamo are the some of the biggest points in Texas history. The Texas Revolution was a war between the American colonists and the Mexican Army during 1835-1836. It was a battle over the Americans freedom from the Mexican state or...

The Alamo

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A Record of Slave Trade’s Practices and Origin

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Slave Trade Contrary to popular belief, the first slaves weren’t instituted in the United States! In fact, slaves were a worldwide (Old World: Europe, Asia, Africa) issue dating back to at least 5000 years ago in ancient civilizations like Mesopotamia, China, Egypt, Greece and Rome....

Slave Trade

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Overview of America’s Colonial Era and Consequence of Tobacco, Whales and Slaves

1 page / 464 words

Jamestown, founded by the London Company in 1607 was the first permanent English colony established in America. The colonies started off as a disaster, “the first ten years of Jamestown history almost everyone died horribly…the residents of Jamestown were not doing well” (Ripper, 2008). They...

American Colonies American History Slave Trade

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The Role of American Presidents in The Development of American Imperialism

2 pages / 831 words

After the World War I, the growth of international trade displayed American desire to build, innovate and explore new markets, this, along with global competition for control of weak territories resulted in the change of American foreign policy from an isolationist view to an imperialist...

American History Theodore Roosevelt Woodrow Wilson

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The Boston Siege: American Revolution War

2 pages / 942 words

The Siege of Boston represented a decisional aspect in the American Revolution War. With the American colonists resisting for that amount of time demonstrated that they had the strength and attitude to fight for their rights and beliefs. During the month of April 1775, while...

American Revolutionary War Boston

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The Arrest of Sarah Cloyce and Elizabeth (bassett) Proctor

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When Sarah Cloyce and Elizabeth (Bassett) Proctor were arrested in April, they were brought before John Hathorne and Jonathan Corwin at a meeting in Salem Town. John Alden, William Proctor John Flood, Mary Toothaker and her daughter Margaret Toothaker, and Arthur Abbott. Made-to-order essay as...

American History Salem Witch Trials

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Tituba as The First Woman Accused of Practicing Witchcraft

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In late February of 1692, Reverend Samuel Parris hired a doctor to look at his nine-year-old daughter, Betty, and eleven-year-old niece, Abigail Williams. They were both experiencing strange behavior and sudden fits. The youngsters were soon determined to have witchcraft, making a frenzy through Salem...

American History Salem Witch Trials