A Name Not Easily Forgotten
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This five page paper presents a dicussion into the life and motivation of Dolores Huerta. Bibliography lists four sources.
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Alan Taylor: "Liberty Men And Great Proprietors : The Revolutionary Settlement On The Maine Frontier, 1760-1820"
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6 pages in length. Alan Taylor's Liberty Men and Great Proprietors : The Revolutionary Settlement on the Maine Frontier, 1760-1820 is an expansive book that studies the life and times of Maine's backcountry settlers during the period after the American Revolution. The initial and subsequent chapters delve deeply into the historical Liberty Men and their resistance movement as it related to the region they attempted to settle, in spite of Great Proprietor's rebellious efforts. The writer offers a review of Taylor's book that chronicles the settlement of Maine's frontier. No additional sources cited. A-Taylor.wps
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Alexander Hamilton/The Federalist #78
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A 7 page analysis of #78 in "The Federalist" papers, which are various essays written by one or more of the Founding Fathers of the US (Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, etc.) in order to persuade the US populace that the Constitution should be ratified. Number 78 is by Hamilton and addresses the need for permanent appointment for the members of the Supreme Court. No additional sources cited.
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America's Difficult Beginnings
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This 7 page paper compares the American Revolution with the changes which occurred about a decade later when the Constitutional Convention made important decisions. Shays's Rebellion is discussed. The paper concludes that the latter time period, during the 1780s, is more significant than the 1770s in terms of America's strength as a nation. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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America's Great Awakenings
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In this well-written 11 page essay, the writer examines similarities & differences that existed between America's first two Great Awakenings (18th and 19th century). Both maintained a common emphasis upon the importance of religion but the second one offered greater religious freedom-- an indication that it was occurring in a "new" America-- one that practiced greater tolerance. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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American Warfare: Societal Influences and Impacts
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A 9 page discussion of the impacts of war on American society during the early history of the country. Provides information regarding the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the Mexican American War, emphasizing the needs of those that feel that they are oppressed to rise up against their oppressors. Concludes that along with the progression from one war to another in early U.S. history, American ideology and our sense of nationalism was evolving into that we enjoy today. This nationalism is a direct influence on society and is in turn shaped by society. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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AN ANALYSIS OF ALEXANDER HAMILTON’S FEDERALIST PAPER NO.# 22
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This 8 page paper analyzes Alexander Hamilton's Federalist Paper number 22. Each theme is discussed in full and then applied to the creation of various laws which are still in effect today. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MBhamfed.rtf

An Evaluation of the Importance of the Boston Tea Party
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This 5 page paper considers Alfred F. Young's assertion that the most revolutionary act of the decade was the tea party. This paper takes the position that the Boston Massacre was more revolutionary, citing reasons that the colonists might have been the initiators of that event commonly blamed on the British. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Analysis of the Slave Trade and Slave Owner Attitudes in Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” and Melville’s “Benito Cereno”
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This is a 6 page paper discussing the slave trade and treatment of slaves in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” and Herman Melville’s “Benito Cereno”. Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” and Herman Melville’s “Benito Cereno” show different sides of the slave trade and slave life in the 18th century and colonial America. Although both stories are fictional, they nevertheless accurately reflected the slave situations at the time. Subsequent articles researched on the slave trade have found that largely slave trading was a considered a prosperous commodity in Europe and the colonies and despite the fact that both Stowe and Melville write accounts which show their opposition to slavery, it was considered acceptable in the 18th century. What surprises readers however in Stowe’s account is the cruelty of the slave owners to their slaves, not only on moral grounds but because they basically ruined their financial investments by beating the slaves until they could no longer work or be traded. Additionally, in Melville’s novella, the character of Captain Delano shows the tremendous racism at the time while at the same time allowing his naiveté in the future of the slaves and the slave revolt depict the presumptions and prejudices of the “good American”. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Are Political Revolutions Worth The Cost
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A 5 page paper in which the writer concludes that political revolutions are worth the cost, human, individual, and financial, even if they do not achieve their objectives. To support the premise, the writer uses some of the most well-known revolutions as examples – the American Revolution, the French Revolution, and the Haitian Revolution. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Articles of Confederation/Problems
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A 5 page research paper that summarizes the problems of that the young United States had with the Articles of Confederation and how this was corrected by the ratification of the Constitution. The writer explains how the new states were much more like thirteen separate countries than a single nation, and why the Bill of Rights was written. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Alexander Hamilton: Contributions to American History
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A 7 page discussion of the historical contributions of these three men. While it is easy to look at history as dry fact, when we consider these facts on an individual basis, history comes to life. A review of the contributions and personal characteristics of each of these men allows us to make a connection between America’s past and the present. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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