Different Views of the American Revolution
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This 5 page paper looks at the American Revolution from two points of view. Bailyn's The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution and Jameson's American Revolution Considered as a Social Movement are compared and contrasted. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Different Visions of the Future: Jefferson v. Hamilton
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This 6 page paper delves into the past and looks at Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton and their different ideologies. The focus of this paper is on how their visions of the future of America differ. Ideas about agriculture and manufacturing are discussed. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Donald R. Hickey/The War of 1812
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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.
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Early American colonies
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A five page paper which looks at some of the social and economic differences between the early American colonies, and the factors which contributed to their diversity. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Economic Development in the United States 1790 – 1840
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A 6 page paper examining the goals of the founding fathers in 1790 and the effects that had been realized by the early 19th century. President Ronald Reagan was roundly criticized for his "trickle down" comment in announcing his economic reform plan in the early 1980s, but it was little more than a modern application of the plan that Alexander Hamilton created more than 200 years earlier. It was Hamilton's immediate purpose to put into place economic policy that could ensure preservation of the Union only past its growing pains, but his creativity contributed to preservation of the Union in its most trying period as well. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Ellis's Founding Brothers
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This 5 page book review concerns Joseph Ellis's well-known work called Founding Brothers. The book is about the men who were involved in the American Revolution and the creation of the United States of America. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Ellis's Founding Brothers
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This 5 page paper examines this book on the founding fathers. Thomas Jefferson is chosen as the most important figure in the book. Others are discussed in detail to prove that Jefferson is ultimately the most integral member of the group. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Emergence of Liberalism in the United States
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This 12 page report discusses the various societal and cultural dimensions, especially in terms of political ideology, that served as the framework for the emergence of liberalism in America in the late 18th century and the first half of the 19th century. The liberalism that emerged in America during the 19th century was the product of many different currents of thought or “cultural dimensions” that had developed over the approximately 100 years between the American Revolution and the Civil War. The origins of liberal ideas conflicted with the established practices of republicanism and resulted in a certain degree of conflict regarding the importance and the actual definition of democracy. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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