Waterloo Village, Past & Present
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A 5 page paper discussing Waterloo Village, New Jersey, as a modern-day historical and cultural site and its historical significance. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Waterloo.rtf

William Cooper's Town (Book Review)
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This 5 page paper looks at this work which tells the story of how Cooperstown, New York came into existence. The book reviewed was written by author Alan Taylor. No other sources cited.
Filename: SA012Coo.wps

William Manning and Federalism
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A paper which looks at the way in which William Manning's writings related to the federalist and anti-federalist debate in post-revolutionary America.
Filename: JLManning.rtf

Women in U.S. Colonial History to 1877
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A 6 page paper which specifically examines how the calls for equality, liberty and freedom conflicted with the reality of women’s lives, considers if they made greater gains in either political or social life, and concludes with an assessment of how women’s roles evolved over this period in American history. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TGcolwom.rtf

Writers From the 1700's and how their works reflected both worldy and spiritual interests:
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This 5 page paper discusses writers such as Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and William Byrd. This paper examines their contributions in terms of writings and how those writings reflect both spiritual and worldy ideals. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: GSWriter.rtf

Writing the US Constitution
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A 5 page research paper that reports on the innumerable controversies that the delegates to the Constitutional Convention had to overcome in order to frame this historic document. The writer relies on Catherine Drinker Bowen's classic study on this topic, "Miracle in Philadelphia." No additional sources cited.
Filename: khus1787.wps

“American National Identity”
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A five page paper which looks at the way in which American national identity was defined by Franklin and Crevecoeur and the similarities and differences between the two thinkers’ perceptions of what constitutes Americanism. Bibliography lists 2 sources
Filename: JLIdentity.rtf

“Irish Immigration to the USA”
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A five page paper which looks the history of the Irish in Ireland, the factors which motivated the waves of emigration to the USA from the eighteenth century onwards, and the extent to which the Irish community has successfully integrated into American life in the present day. Bibliography lists 5 sources
Filename: JLIrUSA. wps

“Ordinary Courage” by James Kirby Martin
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A paper which looks at James Kirby Martin’s study of the experience of the Continentals during the Revolutionary War, in terms of their socio-economic disadvantage in civilian life and the way in which they were treated by the government once their service had been completed. Bibliography lists I source.
Filename: JLMartin.rtf

“The Battle of Saratoga”
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A twenty five page paper which looks at the strategies involved in the Battle of Saratoga of 1777, and the events which led up to this turning-point in the War of Independence. The paper considers such factors as the difficulties which the British commanders found in implementing their military tactics, the problems which arose as a result of poor communication in the field, the importance of intelligence and counter-intelligence in several of the American victories prior to Saratoga and the part that the murder of Jane McCrea played in motivating the colonists outside of the New England region into joining the conflict. Bibliography lists 9 sources
Filename: JLSaratoga.wps

“The Crucible” and the Salem Witch Trials
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A 5 page paper which examines “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller and the Salem Witch Trials. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: RAsalemw.rtf

“The Underground Railroad”
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A seven page paper which looks at the network known as the Underground Railroad, which was instrumental in assisting plantation slaves to escape the North and Canada in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and at some of the prominent figures who contributed to the development and maintenance of the Railroad. Bibliography lists 6 sources
Filename: JLRail.rtf