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Events Associated with the July 1863 Battle of Gettysburg

In five pages this important Civil War battle is described in an overview of events. Four sources are cited in the bibliography....

History of Slavery in the US

prompted by a growing lower class of former servants who had worked through the terms of their indentures and thus became competit...

New York City Draft Riots of 1863

of the rioters, which was directed at African Americans, possessed the mob with such ferocity that they lost all sense of humanity...

The Evolution of the Rifle

from the spiral grooves inside the barrel: this is called "rifling" and is designed to make the bullet spin; it is believed that t...

Lincoln and the Second Revolution

the north prior to and during the war, the political shift in power with the south remaining weak in the national forum for decade...

Civil Disobedience in the 1960s

had an impact on both the war protestors and the Civil Rights activists. If every person has an inherent worth, then anything that...

Ayers: "In the Presence of Mine Enemies"

or that Lee wanted to resign after Gettysburg. Ordinary people behave in ordinary ways. The North was shocked and dismayed by the...

The Land Problem and the Collapse of the Roman Republic

assistance from the government. Another problem involving the land was the fact that aristocrats were buying up large tracts and ...

Art of Slavery

Their purpose was to have Parliament abolish slave trade, rather than declare slavery to be illegal. As an incremental play, this ...

The 54th Massachusetts

based on the regiments history, was a success and may indicate more greater in future. The student is facing a significant amount ...

Stampp: "The Era of Reconstruction"

analysis and interpretation of the material led him to conclude that the Restoration was a success, particularly in light of the p...

Generals Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, and Their Differences

General Ulysses S. Grant had far more humble roots than Lee, and as such had a far less traditional and/or formal ideology regardi...

Confederate Black Soldiers

defeats later, which included the devastating defeats at Gettysburg and Vicksburg. The Confederate Congress finally relented in M...

Moralist and Modernizers by Steven Mintz

medical societies of the power to license doctors. Family patriarchs also saw their legal rights diminished. In reaction to this...

Were the Confederate States Manipulated into Striking First by President Abraham Lincoln?

the nations history forever. "We have in this nation the element of domestic slavery. The Republican Party think it wrong - we t...

Rebellions and Slave Revolts

In nine pages this paper discusses the rebellions and slave revolts that occurred around the U.S. Civil War period as described in...

Dred Scott Decision of 1857 and its Impact

hold in favor of Scotts claim (PG). However, the U.S. Constitution did not support Scotts assumption. It was a complicated issue ...

An Examination of American History from 1865 until 1920

as some type of punishment. According to Burkin (1999), the question of the black "freedmen" was also a thorny one. Some politic...

Early American History

In three pages US history from 1776 until the end of the Civil War in 1865 is examined in a consideration of events including the ...

An Occurrence at Owl Creek by Bierce

point out that the subject of death and dying has taken on new meaning in recent times. There is now recognition of similar events...

A Review of Freedom Road

A 5 page overview of the book Howard Fast. The focus is on the reconstruction era. Although the slaves had been freed, black whi...

Expression Changes in the Later Poetry of Walt Whitman

. . . perceives that it waits a little while in the door . . . that it was fittest for its days . . . that its action has...

U.S. Reconstruction and Labor Arrangements

thenceforth focused on compelling freedpeople to accept plantation work on a wage labor basis" (The Readers Companion to American ...

New Yorkers Walt Whitman, Frederick Law Olmsted and the NYC Military's Contributions

in colonial America and grew impressively after the Revolution, with ship production centering on the East River (NY Maritime Cult...

Investment Banker Jay Cooke

In only three years, Cooke was rewarded for his knowledge and ability by being admitted to membership in E.W. Clark & Company, i.e...

American Attitude Foundations

appointed to non-elected stations. Winthrop was certain that God had made a covenant with the settlers and that the world would b...

Overview of the 1857 Dred Scott U.S. Supreme Court Decision

in his 1859 examination of the case points out that the US Supreme Court in hearing this case was also concerned with issues of co...

Colombia's History Since its Independence

these resources is what has kept a good deal of the people in poverty and misery(Suskind 2002). Most of the civil wars have come f...

Jews in PA

religious attitudes of the Dutch authorities, and approximately 1,500 Jews may have constituted as much as 50 percent of the Dutch...

Civil War Memoirs' Analysis of Co. Aytch by Sam R. Watkins and All for the Union by Elisha Hunt Rhodes

participated as a foot soldier for the duration. It details Rhodes impressive ascent through the infantry ranks, beginning first ...