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Slavery in the First and Seventh Lincoln-Douglas Debates

This paper examines the debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas in terms of how the first and seventh debates dealt wi...

The Boston Tea Party and an Evaluation of its Significance

Alfred F. Young's contention that the tea party was the most revolutionary act of that historical decade is presented in this pape...

America in the Eighteenth Century and Standing Army Support

In five pages this paper discusses the Revolutionary War and the problems associated with the controversial practice of developing...

Forming an American Identity

state of crisis" (Clay, 2007). Many of the colonists thought that the coming conflict was "between the colonies and the motherland...

Tom Paine: Common Sense

that would "sweep away the liberties of the continent like a deluge" (Paine). The alternative was to return to British control, wh...

Factors Leading to the Revolutionary War

make them themselves. This is but one example of the types of increasing regulations which began to severely restrict the colonis...

Average Citizens and the Effects of the Revolutionary War

In five pages this paper discusses how the Revolutionary War affected average people's lives when it was being fought and thereaft...

Revolutionary War Caused by Mercantilism

the task becomes difficult. The only way that countries could survive economically was to encourage colonialism. Colonies provided...

Thomas Paine's Political Propaganda

he inspired two nations. Kindig (2003) summarizes that Paine: "communicated the ideas of the...

Post American Revolution Minority Creditors' Oppression

After the British left the shores of America, the young country was faced with how to keep their economy afloat. Credit became one...

Women and the Revolutionary War

start a new land and women were respected in relationship to what they did do in those regards. They were an essential part of the...

Arthur Lefkowitz's George Washington's Indispensable Men

for the daily running of a large army, was still more than a century in the future. Washington had only the "rudimentary elements"...

American Colonies and Mercantilism

general theory of economics in the modern era" (Carson, 2005). Unfortunately, it was "weighted down" by "two assumptions ... whic...

American Revolution and Family Metaphors

of England. It is not something that seemed fair and of course, the colonists had a restless, adventurous spirit and one that drov...

Revolutionary War and the British Loyalists

(Van Tyne, 1929). Those who remained loyal to the reign of George III were incapable of grasping the liberal concept of individua...

America's Enlightenment

In five pages this paper considers America's Enlightenment era in a consideration of the Revolutionary War and such important thin...

Gordon Wood and Bernard Bailyn on the Revolutionary War

In six pages this comparative analysis explores the Revolutionary War perspectives of Gordon Wood in The Radicalism of the America...

The Radicalization of the American Revolution by Gordon S. Wood

In eight pages Wood's text is evaluated in terms of primary issues involving the radical nature of the Revolutionary War in terms ...

Revolutionary War and Propaganda Uses

In ten pages this paper discusses how in Canada propaganda was used for Hessian mercenary defections during the Revolutionary War....

Montclair, New Jersey History

This research paper consists of seven pages and presents a historical oveview of Montclair that starts with the precolonial time p...

American Revolution and the Whig and Tory Political Parties

joining new political parties (CARF, 1998). The patriots who were also known as Whigs, were not disloyal to the Crown, but ...

Changes in the 20th Century

In six pages this paper discusses the 20th century in an overview of the wars that took place as well as various revolutionary soc...

Ride of Paul Revere

In five pages this research paper examines the Revolutionary War contributions of Paul Revere in a consideration of the inaccuraci...

Revolutionary War Turning Point at the Battle of Saratoga

In five pages this paper discusses how French support was won as a result of this Revolutionary War conflict and also considers it...

Revolutionary War Responses

to be every expensive. The British authorities felt that the colonies should pay taxes that would help cover the cost of housing s...

Mary Jemison and the Participation of Women in the American Revolution

In five pages this paper discusses the significant contributions women made to the Revolutionary War in this profile of Mary Jemis...

Was America's War for Independence a Legitimate Revolution?

2001). In other words, in essence it is tantamount to a rebellion. However, germane to the American Revolution and whether or n...

Early American and Equality

In five pages this paper examines pre Revolutionary War America in terms of the concept of the equality ideology and how it was in...

Early American Working People and Soldiers

In eight pages Revolutionary War soldiers such as Joseph Plumb Martin are examined along with working men and women which include ...

America's Enlightenment and Pre Revolutionary War Periods

thought as Puritans came to America. Prior to the Revolution such ideals come through in writings by infamous Americans. For examp...