Essays 1 - 30
Ordinance was one of the earliest reflections of the importance of the issue of slavery in this nation. There were many more refl...
of slave states and free states. A compromise was worked out regarding the admission of Missouri to the Union. The Missouri comp...
capturing a majority of the popular vote in 15 northern and western states" (Schofield, Miller & Martin, 2002). There were three ...
In five pages this paper examines states rights in a consideration of the 1798 and 1799 resolutions of Kentucky and Virginia and...
Civil War historians believe that a majority of Americans felt that forcing the South to remain in the Union when it felt it was n...
be a serious threat to the overall social fabric. For nearly as long as man has existed, social intolerance has been driving a we...
appointed to non-elected stations. Winthrop was certain that God had made a covenant with the settlers and that the world would b...
In five pages this paper considers the concept of modernization within the context of 1860 America. Five sources are cited in the...
The movement opened doors for women and African Americans that had up until then been shut tight. In short, the Knights of Labor ...
"National Style" got its start - and finally ended during the latter part of the 19th century - in Philadelphia (Pollock, 2002)....
render political parties ineffective. Next up is "A giant straddle," drawn by William Allen Rogers in 1896; it shows William McKi...
and borrower (Edwards "The Currency"). During this era, huge deposits of silver were discovered in Nevada, which greatly increas...
An overview consisting of 8 pages that provides a methodological perspective on historically studying new populations of immigrant...
would join as slave states and those north of it would come in as free states (Faragher et al, 2000). But there was still no defin...
slumber. They might respond to Van Winkles queries thusly. Slave: "While slavery obviously still exists throughout the southern U...
number this proportion is statistically insignificant. However, it appears that there are significantly fewer black people in the ...
to convey the French language and the Catholic religion on the Native Americans. French Canadians have placed high value on their...
In six pages this paper examines the 1828 US presidential election in a consideration of the candidates, their characters, how it ...
an old concept, and the meaning changes from what was the original intent. The author also looks at the concept with a focus on ce...
This paper examines how the US media treats elections in the United Kingdom and Italy in 5 pages....
the emphasis in this paper the student will want to put on the Mayoral race in Houston on November 6, 2001. A comparison of sever...
insert citation from Chapter 12). While Walden is even today held up as the epitome of how any individual can maintain and retain ...
the 2000 election saw the diminishing of PASOKs power, while the 2004 election put the final nail of that power in the coffin. OVE...
beginning of this countrys history. Emerson is also noted for his preference for the simpler things in life and for his love of n...
dispute. By 1860, slavery was in full force but shortly after that, the slaves would be freed. Both the 1790 and 1860 periods were...
and suggests several avenues for further research; it also draws quite a clear picture of the difficulties many of the farm famili...
higher due to inflation. There are many tests we can undertake using this data, but for the comparison of data sets to asses if t...
that we see unfolding before us in the opening decade of the twenty-first century. The rational choice theory is perhaps be...
the state legislators could elect the president but that would lead to the president being obligated to the states; popular vote c...
it is important to remember that the executive office is only one branch of government, and much has to do with which parties have...