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

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

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...

many have recognized, war can be good for the economy and it was at the time. Agricultural industries also saw an increase in pro...

would support the opposite, namely, a "slow, feeble, disorganized attack" (Hughes, 2002). He also explains this strategy based on ...

thirty years prior to the outbreak of war, they were limited to a few heavily-populated urban areas. However, during the War, it ...

chose to split the Confederate army into two groups, nonetheless. "Lee left 10,000 men under Jubal Early, while he and Thomas Ston...

of Irish counties with English settlers in the hopes that the Irish would adopt the political, social and religion of the English....

be fired (Crossby, 2002). Upon a discovery that the Scots had been making plans with the French he again decided attack wit...

Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Louisiana, Texas and Virginia decided that they would succeed from the union and...

kill. They are trained to do this in order to eliminate their own risk of death. The use of deadly force is justified because offi...

did not engage in combat (Matlof Multimedia U.S. History). However, these statistics are deceiving because most of the northern r...

restore statehood after the Civil War. James McPhersons "Ordeal By Fire: The Civil War and Reconstruction", however, is particula...

Charles came to the throne already at a disadvantage. For one thing, he was involved in a marriage with a French princess, which h...

South possessed a code of honor that would see it through, the honor and commitment in the face of which no Yankee could stand. Ro...

color of their skin. One such person was Prudence Crandall, a Quaker woman, who opened a school for black girls. There was such a ...

However, there were certain characteristics which applied to each side of this war, and the advantages of each were indeed impress...

had been a part of the Southern way of life for 200 years and they people believed it was a part of their culture (Leidner, 2000)....

in weaponry which were unveiled during this time. The evolution of projectiles, for example, had just moved weaponry from relying...

the importance of such an exhibit runs far deeper than merely providing a source of interest for a curious community, because it u...

In 5 pages, this paper considers how the South won the Reconstruction despite the Northern victory in the Civil War, discussing st...

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 ...

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

The battle at hand is what is the focus of attention of this five page report that makes use of five references. The Battle of Get...

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

that the colony would serve at least two purposes: the first to spread the Christian gospel in Africa, and the second to serve as...

In five pages this paper compares Barbara Brackman's text and D.W. Griffith's film in terms of how each portrayed the Civil War. ...

was the enemy. Most Americans, when they think of the reasons for the Civil war, will name slavery as a major issue dividing th...

In nine pages this pivotal battle of the Civil War is examined in an overview of the events leading to it and a listing of officer...

In five pages this paper examines reasons behind the fighting of the US Civil War in a comparative analysis of James McPherson's W...