United States Essay Examples and Topics. Page 2

He employs literal imagery and creates arguments to show that Monarchy was of no use and that England was of no help to the colonies.

The theme of the hippie movement was for the youth to be and live 'themselves' and in the process transform the society to a place full of peace and safe to live with others.

Salem is a village in Massachusetts, which is a state in the New England region, in the North East of the United States of America.

According to Liliuokalani of Hawaii, the conquest contravened the basic rights and freedoms of the natives and their constitution by undermining the power of their local leaders.

In a considerate and inspiring participation in the existing argument as regards to the meaning of extensive culture and multiculturalism, Gary Okihiro investigates the importance of Asian Americans in history and civilization.

This was as a result of the growth of the colonies in terms of strength and liberty due to the authority Cromwell and the Puritans had bestowed to them which were against England's laws3.

They also could see how the Native Americans survived and thrived on the diet of fish and roots. In what is today Idaho, they saw that, "The number of dead salmon on the shores & [...]

When the Europeans begun their exploration and subsequent colonization in North America, their religious beliefs and practices were a significant tool in how they conquered and approached the local natives, although majority of them already [...]

The history of the country is made up of debates, disagreements and struggles for freedom that have seen the Civil War, and the Cold War which have changed the idea of freedom in the US.

The Spanish-American War The first war that was waged by America after the American civil war that led to the unification of the states into a country was the Spanish-American war of 1898.

I would not advice to take anything perishable, as it is more a burden than a benefit on this trip; but if you have extra dried goods, you can always change them for travel clothes [...]

The political and economic climate of the world in the late 18th and early 19th centuries is where the causes and events that led to the Louisiana Purchase may be found, notwithstanding their complexity.

Over the course of modern American history, the idea of freedom has been expressed and discussed in a variety of ways.

Although the Homestead Act had great potential for the development of the economy and agriculture in the United States, the government and the wealthy were the main beneficiaries of this law.

Decades after the event, the deployment of US troops to Vietnam is considered one of the most unsuccessful military operations in the history of the country.

A quick glance at some of the events that occurred during the century reveals how different America was at the beginning of the century particularly in comparison to the end of the century.

The American Enlightenment is a period in colonial America in the 18th and 19th centuries when the ideas of the European Enlightenment became the foundation for the preparation of the American Revolution.

The peculiarity of the style is that the second and third floors of the building are made of brick, which significantly distinguishes the building, making it look more like a European style.

In order to solve the issue, the individuals were forced to balance the power in Congress between free states and slaves leading to the adoption of the Missouri Compromise in 1820.

When researching the topic of US Westward Expansion in the 1800s, one might emphasize the contribution of several specific historical events that were decisive for the overall entrance into the West of the continent.

The reason why Bill Simms left his master's home was the willingness of his relatives to receive a wealthy heritage, which may lead to the murder of all the slaves.

The deal doubled the size of the USA, and it also acted as the first move that affirmed that the USA could dominate the North and become a superpower.

The fifteenth chapter of Richardson et al.'s Texas: The lone star state focuses on the events of the early 1900s as Texas transitioned into a new century as a diverse and modern state after the [...]

The article "Schooling and Poor Children in 19th-Century America" by Vinovskis explores the development of 19th-century education, the reasons behind the reforms, and the relationship between schooling and poor children.

The culmination of people from distinct regions resulted in the development of the New England, Chesapeake and Middle Colonies. The colonies attracted different types of settlers, and by the end of the eighteenth century the [...]

In his Journal, John Fontaine gave many of his references to the ancient settlers in the New York City and mostly in Virginia.

During this time, the Archaeologists were able to identify the origin of their cultures, economies, and political systems that facilitated the realization of millions of people and languages before the Europeans Explorer in 1944.

The Second World War precipitated the process of decolonization because the American president had declared that the war aimed at liberating all people in the world.

This decision enabled the federal government to construct dams along the Tennessee River to stop flooding and initiate the generation of affordable hydroelectric power for the resident communities. In August, FDR signed the Social Security [...]

The main objective of the act was to eliminate the social and cultural traditions of native residents and make them a part of an established system.

One of the most interesting ideas expressed by the author is the isolated existence of the concept of disability and its evolution throughout history that was unraveling alongside the presence of disability in the society.

The primary purpose of the paper is to discuss the peculiarities of the gold rush and the impact it had on people's life.

The pioneers first settled on the East and they set out to conquer and establish settlements in the west of the country. In the minds of many Americans, the cowboy embodies the virtues of the [...]

Although the main causes of the great depression are still vague and contentious to date, the overall outcome was unexpected and resulted in the universal loss of trust in the economic future.

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce was assigned the mandate to get rid of the last four letters and refurbish the residual part of the insignia on the hillside.

A significant part of his research was related to the military history of America and the participation of the country in various wars.

By digging deep into Lincoln's history, times, speeches and writings, Foner has attempted to examine the President's stance on slavery in the United States and his reaction to the issue that greatly affected the American [...]

From the developments in the world during the 1930s to the early years of 1940s, it can be asserted that the United States was concerned with domestic affairs and the political developments in Europe and [...]

In the initial sections of the book, Ngai spends her time discussing the Johnson-Reed Immigration Act of 1994 that concurrently heralded the death of one epoch and the birth of another.

Reflecting on the life of Douglass Frederick and written in prose form, the narrative defines the thoughts of the author on various aspects of slavery from the social, economic, security, and the need for appreciation [...]

Richelson in the book, 'The Wizards of Langley: Inside the CIA's Directorate of Science and Technology' traces the Science and Technology Directorate from its inception in 1947 to post 9/11 period.

At the onset of the fiscal 1919, the Eighteenth Amendment got ratification from the Congress in spite of the attempts of anti-Prohibition factions.

Thus, the Revolutionary War resulted in the victory of the American colonists because the experienced British army was defeated with the help of the new military techniques, approaches, and strategies, the Americans had the territory [...]

This is attributed to the fact that the original ideas and the fundamental principals that founded the dream are quickly fading away given the changing fortunes of the average American.

Reflecting the change in the views of death both in their form and contents, gravestones bear valuable and trustworthy information about the cultural, the religious, and the social perspectives of the time.

The slaves were to serve their masters who were the whites. This paper discusses the challenges that the slaves encountered as well as their resistance and the relativity of slavery to gender.

In this context, the political division into the North and South, financial crises, and the struggle for slavery abolitionism and women's rights acknowledgment were the main changes of this period.

The document highlights the changes that occurred in the south after the end of the war and during the reconstruction period.

The greater emphasis on the hardship of individual troops in American textbooks during the Vietnam War may result from a global culture that values people over nations or governments.

During the Cold War, the polarizing gender ideology and the expressive dichotomy between men and women was a means of gaining an advantage in the capitalism-socialism struggle in the global political arena.

The government of the day remained uncommitted or unwilling to support the experiences and outcomes of most of these underserved members of the society.

The necessity to defend the shared interests of workers gave rise to the labor movement in the United States. It acted as a foundation for women's movement and contributed to the movement of Black people [...]

The Blacks who rose against white supremacy were victims of lynching and violence, and the law enforces little effort against the violence towards the blacks.

The nouns and adjectives used in this oration had a special meaning applicable to the battlefield. Lincoln certainly could deliver a longer speech that the audience would listen to and remember.

In the first few chapters, the author reflects on the struggles of the American government explaining the economic sabotage influenced by the adoption of the Confederation Article.

Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of the document, and therefore Jefferson is acknowledged as the primary writer of the Declaration of Independence. Thus, the signers of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the majority of large industries were controlled by millionaire families, such as the Rockefellers, the Carnegies, and the Vanderbilts.

The material would be their books "Shoal of Time: A History of the Hawaiian Islands" and "Nation Within: The History of the American Occupation of Hawaii," respectively.

The aggravation of the social contradictions of the imperialist era at the end of the 19th century gave rise to democratic movements. The league was formed in 1898 to fight the annexation of the Philippines.

Moreover, the supply chain was mismanaged due to the absence of the Quartermaster General and the dissatisfaction with Washington, resulting in some officials' unwillingness to assist him.

The end of the political conflict over slavery that was one of the main causes of the war between the North and the South was going to be marked with a statue symbolizing freedom.

At the same time, the era of the Great Depression was the time when many Americans resorted to their wit and creativity.

It was in the 1920s that the consumerism culture began to emerge and grow, catalyzed by "the booming automobile industry and the emergence of advertising and the huge entertainment industries of radio and the movies".

For them, the 19th century New York was compounded with numerous problems that were carried forward to the 20th century, that had greatly affected the residents of the city; therefore, the reformers together with professions [...]

Stannard describes the nature of European society before the end of the 15th Century and how this society was able to manufacture the stereotypes that are relevant enough to justify the subjugation as well as [...]

The decade created new disparities between the liberals and the conservatives. The nature of these developments explains why many scholars agree that the decade transformed many things in the country.

One of the steps to create the nation was the removal of Native Americans from their possessions and lands to the East of the Mississippi River.

The children of the poor families were forced to find out the livelihood for their families and were deprived of education, his sweet adolescence and other necessities of the world.

It galvanized the enemy and opponents of the war in both Vietnam and America and led many to question the ethics of the campaigns.

In this paper, I will consider the social and political state in the USA so that either to prove or deny the attractiveness that the United States had for the foreign immigrants who saw the [...]

This region had the highest urban population compared to the West and the South. The north had the highest number of wage earners in the year 1900 in comparison to the other two regions.

The economic prosperity of the nation also led to the adoption of a new urban lifestyle that greatly impacted the moral fabric of the cities, altered race relations, and shaped the place of women in [...]

The emergence of the state and the constantly renewing need for its existence were, first of all, a consequence of the self-development of society, which has its internal mechanisms and requires a coordinated directing influence [...]

Therefore, while formulating the text of the document, the legislators proceeded from the idea of natural rights and freedoms and the establishment of the limits of the state's power in relation to a person.

1 The need to occupy southern colonies came as a result of the successes that were recorded in the north, especially after the establishment of cash crop farming. The setting up of the plantations in [...]

Jefferson believed that the landless laborers posed a threat to the nation because they were not independent. He believed that if Englishmen ruled over the world, they would be able to extend the effects of [...]

The work analyzes two documents regarding the Boston Massacre using the H.I.P.P. protocol and gives answers to analysis questions.

To the African Americans, freedom also meant the end of injustice and access to the same rights that the white people enjoyed.

The United States' military interventions observed during the past five years demonstrated the necessity of developing the position of the world "policeman" for the nation because the U.S.role is to prevent the progress of extremism, [...]

Apart from the unfortunate occurrences of this accident, such as the high height of the building and the absence of technical means to smother a fire, the main reason for the tragedy was the fact [...]

The author examines the views of the consensus historians and the attitudes of the anti-federalists towards the idea of American democracy.

The paper discusses the impacts of the revolution on the lives of many urban residents throughout the 19th century. The Market Revolution of the early 19th century affected the lives of many urban residents while [...]

The writer lists several instances where financial constraints were witnessed in running the activities of the union. An outstanding aspect the writer has portrayed in his memoir is the fact that trade unionism goes beyond [...]

In my opinion, the movie is an ensemble piece that gives more information on the time of the civil war as well as the circumstances that led to the war.

The deal was a retort to the situation of the great depression and focused the concepts of 3R's, which according to the historian were termed as RELIEF, RECOVERY and REFORMS.

The abolition of slavery in the United States did eliminate the power structures that contributed to the oppression of African-Americans. Overall, it is possible to say at the beginning of the twentieth century, African-American people [...]

Due to this historic and popular clash of the American cowboy image, there have been increased calls to draw a distinction between the myth and reality of the American cowboy, with a clear-cut distinction between [...]

The objective of the book is to give a fresh look to the Great Depression and the post war liberal new deals.

The outcomes of the Korean War highlighted the need for a policy that would enable the US to counter the Soviet's conventional forces.

The strike involved workers who were members of the steel workers' union and management of the Carnegie Steel Company. The general manager, with the help of the owner of the company, was in agreement about [...]

The main thesis of Gates is the fall down of the Soviet Union and the steps that the United States took so as to speed up its termination.

Nicholson and Carlisle state that the current in the apparatus is a result of the condenser that was ascertained by Sig.

The paper will majorly use the literature review to explore the course of the war as well as the causes and the aftermath.

3 However, the eruption of the American Civil War resulted to the consecutive banning of slavery in all the States in U.S.

To this end, an overview of the factors that led to the establishment of private security shall be discussed and the major advancements made in this industry addressed.

He clarified that the shot entered the victim through the front part of the body and according to the bullet wound, firing occurred a few inches from the victim.

Lincoln Douglas debates are those debates between Stephen Douglas, who held the position of a Senator as a Democratic Party candidate, and Abraham Lincoln, who was the Republican candidate for Senate in Illinois.

The duty of the Signal Corps Officers is to control and enable communication and information services for the coordination and control of the military organs.

More of this was also seen where; Alexander Hamilton wanted the power to be in the hands of the well-educated and wealthy persons, other than being in the hands of the people.

In addition, his capture of key states from the Spaniards and the Britons played a pivotal role in the expansion of the US.

Eisenhower can be discussed as influential in coping with segregation issues and protecting the African Americans' civil rights because he demonstrated the significant political courage in enforcing the Civil Rights laws in 1957 and 1960 [...]

Propaganda refers to the form of communication that is meant to influence the feelings and attitudes of individual to believe or support a certain viewpoint.

The literature on the development of peanut butter and jelly sandwich is quite limited especially regarding its formative years and is primarily dominated by issues of evolvement into the current popular brands. Thus, more research [...]

The researchers provide rather opposite views on the prison system of the 19th century; that is why, it is important to discuss the history of prisons in pre-1900 America from many perspectives, focusing on the [...]

The whites were the most dominating race in the 19th century. The Negroes and Indians were the second group just below the whites.

The accusers took advantage of the ignorance of the people to make them believe that it was indeed supernatural causes which made the town of Salem suffer.

The historian observes that the US was forced to engage in the Second World War in order to restore peace and tranquility.

However, the failure to reach a consensus promoted the abandonment of the Articles, and the onset of the drafting of a new constitution.

In this way, he tries to attract the attention of the audience, emphasizing that the future of the country depends on the new young generation which will solve the problems and develop the new course [...]

Regarding the first document revealing the new concept of the American document, the president attains much importance to the role of the government in imposing the new principles of the country development.

Arguably, elements of oppression and slavery were dominant features in the American history, an idea that is well supported by the American paradox.

The impacts of the War of 1812 were felt by the slaveholders in the South. In conclusion, the War of 1812 provided an opportunity to the Americans to grow stronger and wealthier.

The main aim of the movement was to end control of government by the elites and to encourage citizens to participate in government. The war of the Bank is the name given to the disagreement [...]

The compromise was drafted by Henry Clay a member of the Whig party and he brokered it with the help of Stephen Douglas to avoid civil war and secession.

The essay will examine the history of the Marine Corps through both description and subtle analysis of the changes the unit has gone through to evolve as one of the finest amphibious units in the [...]

From Ford's, Jew hatred and political racism-Hitler was especially, personal had a high regard for the anti-Semitism of Henry Ford-; to the Carnegie's involvement in creation of a Master Race; the relationship between Rockefeller and [...]

The English are referred to as the makers of America, in 1600s the population status of England was mushrooming and this boosted migrations. In addition to that in early 1711, the Tuscarora Indians were attacked [...]

The reconstruction era refers to the period following the civil war whereby the numerous different affiliations in the government intended to find a solution to the socio-economic and political problems imposed by the civil war, [...]

The Clinton's government was able to create more than twenty one million job opportunities, which made his reign to be one of periods with longest and fastest real wage growth rate in the history of [...]

Stagflation, the near botching of U.S.interests in the Panama Canal, the death of the Shah of Iran and ensuing hostage crisis, the invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union, and the 1980 boycott of the [...]