An Exploration of the Causes of the Civil War
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A 5 page overview of the common question of what really caused the Civil War. Was it the issue of slavery alone? The author presents evidence that in reality there was a multitude of causes of the Civil War, a multitude of considerable more complexity than any singular issue. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPcivWr4.rtf

An Investigation into the Causes of the Civil War
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A 3 page outline of the events leading up to the Civil War. The author asserts that the issue of slavery was really just a reflection of a larger issue around which the War was fought. This issue was state concern over federal intrusion into their affairs. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPcivWr5.rtf

Analysis of Civil War Memoirs Elisha Hunt Rhodes’ “All for the Union” and Sam R. Watkins’ “Co. Aytch”
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A 5 page paper which compares and contrasts the autobiographical accounts of the Civil War, from the perspective of the northerner Rhodes and the southerner Watkins. Specifically considered are the men themselves and who they were, where they came from and why they joined the fight; the job of a common foot soldier; why Rhodes and Watkins chose to write about their wartime experiences; how each was affected by the war, particularly its death and destruction; how Watkins felt about the Southern cause and the war; why these books are important to historians and evaluates whether or not one has more value than the other since one was written while the war was going on, while the other was written twenty years later. No additional sources were used.
Filename: TGcivwar.rtf

Analysis of Waterlily, by E.C. Deloria:
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This 6 page paper discusses this novel which is about the Dakota Sioux Indians in the mid-19th century. This paper argues that the novel is told from a primarily female perspective and gives insight into the family relationships and cultural expectations of this society. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: GSWaLily.rtf

ANALYSIS: LITERATURE COVERING THE GETTYSBERG ADDRESS
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This paper examines five sources to determine how well they cover The Gettysburg Address, one of the most important speeches of Abraham Lincoln. While some of the paper focuses on the address itself, the essay involves more of a survey of literature available that discusses the topic. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MTgettys.rtf

Andrew Jackson
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A 7 page paper which examines the life and accomplishments of the seventh President of the United States. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TGandjac.rtf

Antebellum Economic Development
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Reconstruction was a time of new beginnings for the people of this country. It included successes as well as failures. This 5 page paper explores the social ramifications of the reconstruction era, the causes for the great expansion of industrialization that followed reconstruction and the economic causes for the stock market crash of 1929 that resulted in the Great Depression. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KTantblm.rtf

ANTEBELLUM TARIFFS AND INDUSTRIALIZATION
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This 2.5-page paper discusses the impact of antebellum tariffs during the 19th century on the cotton textile industry, then attempts to connect this with the Hakkubuk theory of wages and labor scarcity. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MTanttar.rtf

Anti-Chinese Discrimination in the mid-19th Century
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An 8 page research paper that examines primary source documents from the 1850s, 1860s, and 1870s that demonstrate the discrimination that was directed towards Chinese immigrants. Secondary source material is also included. Bibliography lists 18 sources.
Filename: khchiimm.wps

Arguments For and Against Allowing Secession
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A 5 page paper addressing president-elect Abraham Lincoln, who has been elected to the office of president but not yet inaugurated. Ten Southern states have seceded from the Union, and this is a report to Mr. Lincoln outlining arguments for allowing the secession to stand unchallenged and arguments against doing the same. The final recommendation is that Mr. Lincoln determine to preserve the Union at all costs, even those of bloodshed and suffering. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: KSsecede.wps

ART, LITERATURE AND AMERICA’S WAR
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This paper, written in the style of a tutorial essay, describes the influence that the United States Civil War had on art, literature and the general philosophy of the country. The main thesis contends that, as the nation healed from divisiveness in the years following the war, that art and literature reflected the healing. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MTcivwar.rtf

Aspects Of Slavery :
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A 5 page paper that discusses different aspects related to slavery. First, five issues are explained with their impact: Fugitive Slave Act of 1850; 14th Amendment; manifest destiny; abolitionism; and Uncle Tom's Cabin. Then, the writer discuses the relationship between the market revolution and the civil war and life in the Antebellum South. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PGslavm.wps