Action in the Devil's Den: A Civil War History
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8 pages. The Union dispositions in Devil's Den including Ward's Brigade and Smith's Battery are explained fully in this paper as well as the breakdown of coordination as Hood attacked during the advance of Law's and Robertson's Brigades. Bennings arrival and the final outcome are included. The final section of the paper discusses the nine principles of war. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: JGAdevil.rtf

Actors of the 19th Century: Edwin Thomas Booth and Edwin Forrest
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A 15 page paper which examines two actors from the 19th century. The actors are Edwin Thomas Booth and Edwin Forrest. The paper also compares and contrasts the two. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: RAactors.rtf

Advice and Hypocrisy of the Victorian Age
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This 5 page paper looks at the way advice was given and attitudes portrayed in Victorian America regarding the role of a woman and her sexuality. The paper acknowledges the double standards which were in existence and the role of social expectations. It then goes on to argue that these double standards still exist in modern society and the main difference is their interpretation and presentation though the media. The bibliography cites 1 source.
Filename: TEpruder.wps

African American Experience in the Civil War
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A 6 page research paper that examines the experiences of African American soldiers and their families during the Civil War and how the war affected them. The writer looks at how African American families were affected in the South, North, and border states, as well as the experiences of black soldiers. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khaawar.wps

Alaska: From Territory to State
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A 3 page review of the events leading up to Alaskan statehood. The contention that Americans began to regard Alaska more and more highly during World War II both as a result of growing awareness of the value of her natural resources and as a strategic point of U.S. defense is presented. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPalaska.rtf

America Between 1870 - 1920: 'The Gilded Age'
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This 5 page report discusses the time period in American history that replaced the Victorian Age after the Civil War and up until 1920. Historians have dubbed the time the 'Gilded Age' due to the expansion of the country economically and industrially. Several examples of how the change occurred are also given. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Gilded.wps

America's Expansionism at the Turn-of-the-Century:
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This 4 page paper discusses the after-math of the Civil War and the resulting expansionism. This paper highlights the costs, causes, and benefits of expansionism. Bibliography lists no sources.
Filename: GSAfterm.rtf

American Civil War as the First Modern War
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A 5 page paper which examines how the Civil War more closely resembles a modern war than a Napoleonic war, as some historians have classified it. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: TGcivmod.rtf

American History
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This 5 page paper looks at three question posed by the student. Firstly the popular notion of the Native American Indian as a war like savage and the comparison with the noble savage is considered. The effect of the American Revolution are discussed and the advent and use of phrenology. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
Filename: TEamhist.wps

Americans and Progress 1837 - 1867.
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(5 pp) Whatever the time frame in history, "progress" will mean different things to different people. This paper will focus on the impact of land on the American sense of progress from 1837 to 1867. Often when a country begins, it is limited by its geographic borders; such was not the case for the United States, as it settled on the Atlantic coast, and through land purchases and fantasies of wealth, pushed toward the Pacific coast. Bibliography lists l source.
Filename: BBamprog.doc

An Analysis of Andrew Jackson's Case for the Removal Act (First Annual Message to Congress, December 8 1830)
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A 4 page review of one of President Andrew Jackson’s 1830 addresses to Congress concerning the Indian situation. The author of this paper contends that Jackson had a tendency to justify his actions and even to sugar coat them so that they appeared to be in the best interest not only of the white population which had elected him to office but also in the best interest of the people he was, in reality, dealing with so harshly. Such is the nature of political rhetoric! No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPandrJk.rtf

An Empire for Slavery; Texas before the Civil War
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This 5 page paper considers the role of Texas as discussed in Campbell's book; "An Empire for Slavery". The development of Texas economically and the way in which the freedom of slaves was resisted with proactive measures is considered and o8utlined in this paper. The bibliography cites 1 source.
Filename: TEtexas.wps