Railroads And The West
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6 pages in length. The emergence of the Transcontinental Railroad opened up the opportunity for such growth in the western cities that it made a significant change in how the country would have otherwise been developed. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TLCRailR.rtf

Raising Manpower to Fight the Civil War
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A 5 page paper which examines the problems involved in the Union and Confederate efforts to raise armies, specifically considering conscription, bounties, and substitutes (exemptions). Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TGcwarmy.rtf

Reconstruction After the Civil War / 1865-1877
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A 6 page paper detailing the various aspects of Reconstruction. Particular emphasis is placed the successes and failures of the policies relating to the rights of the former slaves and how those rights were both protected and abused. Bibliography lists four sources.
Filename: Recon.wps

Reform Movements In America 1815-1860
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This 6 page paper discusses three of the many reform movements between the early and mid-1800s. The three explained and discussed are communalism, abolition and women's rights. Each one overlaps with the other and/or emerged from the other. For instance, individualism led to communalism, from which women's rights emerged. The overlap between abolition and women's rights was considerable. The themes that were similar or identical among these movements is identified. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PGrf19th.rtf

Reformers’ Work in the Progressive Era
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A 6 page paper discussing arguing that the reforms of the Progressive Era were for the good of the working class, alleviating more problems than they caused. Today, a common call is that of reducing the size and invasiveness of government, and it is one that is valid in today’s society. At the time of the greatest activities of the reformers, however, there was little regard for the public interest It was the height of industrialization, and the progressives collectively were the voice claiming that making the rules along the way had not worked in many areas, that government needed to step in and alter those rules for the good of the people and of the country itself. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Progre.wps

Remember the Alamo! - How "Tejas" Became "Texas"
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4 pages in length, this historical essay describes the events surrounding the Texas Revolution, especially how subsequent battles were affected by the Battle of the Alamo. The Massacre at Goliad and the Battle of San Jacinto are highlighted, as well as a description of events surrounding the Battle of the Alamo. Bibliography lists 5 sources. LCAlamo
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Remember the Alamo! - How "Tejas" Became "Texas"
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4 pages in length, this historical essay describes the events surrounding the Texas Revolution, especially how subsequent battles were affected by the Battle of the Alamo. The Massacre at Goliad and the Battle of San Jacinto are highlighted, as well as a description of events surrounding the Battle of the Alamo. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: LCAlamo.rtf

Resisting Slavery
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A 4 page research paper that examines the resiliency of the African American spirit during the antebellum period, during and after the Civil War. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: khaares.wps

Review of Cashman’s America in the Gilded Age
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A 5 page review of this history of the second half of the 19th century in America. Cashman’s (1994) book is one that upholds the plight of the individual who was not able to reach the pinnacle of the American Dream. Cashman (1994) condemns business and the control that it exerted over the course of the entire country. He only grudgingly acknowledges the contributions that the robber barons made to America’s present position as the world’s leading economy, but he does provide a clear view of the detriments of unbridled corporate growth when it is based on greed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSgildedAge.rtf

Richard E. Ellis/Union at Risk
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A 5 page book review that examines Ellis' text Union at Risk, which addresses the constitutional controversies that marked the presidency of Andrew Jackson. The writer argues that Ellis takes an intellectual and constitutional approach to his examination of the 1832 nullification crisis, and attempts to analyze the actions of Jackson and his administration from a constitutional perspective. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khnulcr.wps

Robert E. Lee
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This 9 page paper consists primarily of an annotated bibliography which follows a short analysis of why General Lee should be considered 'great.' Annotated bibliography lists 20 sources.
Filename: SA26Lee.wps

Robert E. Lee at Gettysburg
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A 25 page paper discussing some of General Lee's decisions and the relationships with his generals surrounding the Gettysburg campaign. Robert E. Lee was elevated to near-deity status both during and after the Civil War, but some of his more human qualities have come to light in recent years. General Longstreet was maligned for years as the reason for the failure of the Confederate army at Gettysburg, but he has been relieved of this distinction as other details surrounding the Gettysburg series of battles have been discovered. While there is no doubt that General Lee was a charismatic leader of fighting men, there is increasing evidence that he did not take full advantage of counsel of his generals that possibly could have prevented the devastating losses of both the Union and Confederate sides at Gettysburg. Bibliography lists 26 sources in 45 footnotes.
Filename: Gettylee.wps