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Trail of Tears, Wright Brothers, Sacagawea, Salem Witch Trials, American Revolution, Thirteen Colonies, Atlantic Slave Trade, Civil Wars, Industrial Revolution, Reconstruction Era of The United States, Wall Street Crash of 1929, Boston Tea Party, Great Depression, Harlem Renaissance, Compromise of 1850, Hurricane Katrina, New Deal, Benjamin Franklin, African American History, American Democracy, Boston Massacre, Californian Gold Rush, Civil Rights Movement, Florence Kelley, French and Indian War, Marbury v Madison.
America Before Columbus is an informative history documentary that shows the life in Europe, prior to the European exploration, the Columbian exchange and its impact, and the conditions after the Columbian discovery of America. It does a wonderful job of putting basic factual information that is readily accessible in a different perspective. Usually, life prior … Read more
President Roosevelt has been widely renown as one of the best presidents in contemporary American history. Many aspects of his “New Deal” are still in effect to date; the Social Security Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. However, even given the legacy of Roosevelt and his New Deal, it … Read more
Writing Assignment During the 1980’s, Colombia was flooded with corruption and cronyism mostly headed by Narco mafias who with their drug trafficking money got involved in the country’s political and social systems. As a result, Colombians found themselves submerged in a period of violence and insecurity; many public leaders, who confronted the drug cartels and … Read more
In 1917-1938, The Harlem Renaissance was in full swing. In a small New York borough called Harlem, black people were beginning to gain social, cultural, and artistic freedom. Black poets, writers, musicians, and scholars flocked to Harlem in search of such new liberty, yet many poets wrote about the hardships they faced due to racism … Read more
Naturalism describes a type of literature that attempts to apply scientific principle of objectivity and detachment with regard to the study of human beings (Campbell). Charles Darwin, renowned biologist postulates his natural selection theory in his work, “The Origin of the Species”. In the animal kingdom, the strongest survive. The reasons for survival of the … Read more
Though out African American history student were thought that Africans slaves sing a great deal of folk’s songs. Africans could make up a tune about anything to help them get through the work day. When the slaves on the plantation work it helps them function better to sing songs. According to Black Culture and Black … Read more
Back in colonial Massachusetts, regular people were accused of being involved in witchcraft or linked to the devil. The Salem Witch Trials lasted in the period between 1692 and 1693, where over 200 people were accused. However, only 20 individuals were put to death for this reason. The witch belief began when girls had shown … Read more
Thomas Greene Wiggins was born May 25, 1849, to Mungo and Charity Wiggins, slaves on a Georgia plantation. He was blind and autistic but a musical genius with a phenomenal memory. In 1850 Tom, his parents, and two brothers were sold to James Neil Bethune, a lawyer and newspaper editor in Columbus, Georgia. Thomas Greene … Read more
“The Crucible”, written by Arthur Miller explores the madness of the Salem witch trials of 1692. The story revolves around the characters John Proctor, Elizabeth Proctor, Abigail Williams, Reverend Parris, the 10 girls and others. The judges play an important role for which they possess supreme power, of the church along with government. Judge Hathorne … Read more
John Steinbeck’s Involvement in The Great Depression and Vietnam The Great Depression had a massive impact on everyone throughout the United States, and any number of programs to try and improve the well-being of the American people and the economy were put into place under Franklin D. Roosevelt’s time as president known as The New … Read more
In August of 1864, Union Army soldiers freed Jourdon Anderson and Amanda, his wife, from a life of slavery spent on a plantation in which they had served their master for a miserable 32 years. The couple fled to Ohio in hopes that the opportunity for paid work would arise. A year later, Patrick Henry … Read more
How did the war between Britain and America benefit others? The American Revolution took place between 1765 up until 1783. The war was fought over America’s independence from Britain, which they won. Many people died during the war between America and Britain. There were many loses for both sides, but the war also had its … Read more
My epic hero is Martin Luther King Jr. As most of us know he was an known as an civil rights leader and activist who once had a huge impact on african american culture in the 1950s threw the 60s. A Lot of people looked up to him as an laid back no violence peace … Read more
John O’Sullivan, a journalist, was the first to put to use the term “manifest destiny.” He purposefully coined it for capturing the general feeling of the United States people at the time. The feeling was that they harbored a God-given duty of expanding into the West while also promoting the enlightenment of the American people … Read more
The American Industrial Revolution is recognized today as a monumental time in United States history. The American Industrial Revolution was a time era in the eighteenth to the nineteenth century where the United States changed the way they made money and invented new machines to help them maximize their profits. This time period made the … Read more
Westward Expansion was a series of events that lead people in not only moving west, but also the expansion of the United States. Manifest destiny played a huge part in this movement. Manifest destiny is when people believe that it was God’s will for the United States to stretch from the Atlantic Ocean to the … Read more
Spanning from 1775 to 1783, the American Revolutionary War is one of the most important conflicts and pieces of history to the United States of America. The American Revolution granted America independence from Britain through years of brutal fighting and bloodshed all due to the rising tensions between the American colonies and the British government. … Read more
Child labor was a crucial part for the success of the United States. Making small children work for fifteen hours a day is terrible and in no way moral. However, without the children working then the Industrial revolution would have failed in America ,thus, having major consequences. America is one of the leading countries in … Read more
Change For Good Florence Kelley fought very hard for the child labor laws. Her speech moved people and persuaded people on her idea of Child Labor laws. She was very successful by her use of people’s feelings towards young and helpless children and rhetorical questions to get the audience to think for themselves in this … Read more
WBG Essay Chapter 4: What Really Happened in the Boston Massacre? By the late 18th century, tensions in Colonial America were running high. Despite colonists coming to America to start anew and to escape from under British rule, the British Parliament still maintained a strong foothold over the colonies through various taxes and rules the … Read more
In the War of 1812, the United States took on the greatest naval power in the world, Great Britain, in a conflict that would have an immense impact on the young country’s future. Causes of the war included British attempts to restrict U.S. trade, the Royal Navy’s impressment of American seamen and America’s desire to … Read more
Growing up I never had to ask my parents what race they were, I knew they were both black. Not mixed with anything, just black based off the fact that their parents were just black. Now I know somewhere down the line there is Caucasian and Indian in my family, but to claim cultures I … Read more
Florence Kelley was a devoted advocate for labor laws in the United States during the early twentieth century. She successfully fought for the establishment of child labor laws. In a speech made by Kelley on July 22, 1905, she used many rhetorical strategies to show her desire for these laws to be established. The rhetorical … Read more
Could you Imagine being just one year old, and your father says goodbye to you in China and returned to Canada. He wouldn’t see you for the next 18 years, and you were prevented from joining him by a racist Canadian law. This was not just the situation with Fred Lee yet countless others. Today … Read more
Rosie The Riveter: Compared to our parents, and their parents, most of us hardly ever encounter the idea of gender discrimination. While it could just be my isolated opinion, it seems to me that women today don’t feel constrained to do certain jobs, or stay at home having children. The days where women were simply … Read more
The two panics, or depressions, of the Gilded Age occurred in 1873 and 1893. Both of these panics were due to a major economic downfall, and they each spanned over multiple years. These panics created high unemployment rates, exceeding ten percent at times, and they made banks go bankrupt. The panic of 1873 was caused … Read more
The Boston Tea Party occurred as a result of high prices of tea from the British government. The Tea Party occurred in the Boston Harbor on December 16, 1773. Three hundred and forty chests were seized by the Sons of Liberty and tossed into the water. From this act of civil disobedience came several Acts … Read more
Fallingwater, derived from the tumbling waterfall that runs underneath the house, located in Pennsylvania is without a doubt one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s most famous designs which began in 1935 and completed in 1938 for Edgar J. Kaufmann and his family as a weekend home. Edgar was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and was a businessman … Read more
The Civil War was fought from 1861 to 1865 between the Northern and Southern states of America. The forces fighting were the Union in the North and the Confederacy in the South. The main reason for war was the controversy involving slavery. The North fighting to abolish slavery and the South fighting to expand slavery. … Read more
John Steinbeck’s power as a story teller is rooted in his portrayal of the working people of America. Its Steinbeck’s understanding of the common man that gives his books universal appeal and keeps them in print all over the world. Rather than being a writer of the 1930s, Steinbeck speaks directly to man’s present concerns, … Read more
The Causes of The Great Depression The Great Depression was an economic disaster that started in 1929 and went on throughout the 1930’s. It occurred in multiple countries, but it was the worst in the United States. In the United States, millions of people were affected by it, including the rich. During the Depression, the … Read more
In the era where women and men were accused, witches were burned, and innocent citizens were rejected, was not only a time of grief, but it also was a time for dishonesty, cruelty, and neglect. The Puritans believed in hard work, prudence, and self-discipline which created a variety of issues within the towns. These strict … Read more
The Articles of Confederation were created in 1777 to bring order and a strong government to the states. The Articles gave the government very little powers. However, some of the powers passed national policies. Others settled disputes between the states. Due to the government having very little power, the states were not unified. The Articles … Read more
Scout introduces some of her family heritage and gives details about the Finch’s settlement in Maycomb, Alabama. In so doing, she mentions General Andrew Jackson, who fought during the War of 1812 and makes a connection to her ancestor, Simon Finch. After Jackson’s victory in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, he forced the Creeks in … Read more
The ending of the novella is seen as a tragedy to the readers following the death of Lennie, nevertheless is holds the key ideas that Steinbeck wanted to present to the reader concerning society during the Great Depression such as how they were unable to understand the concept of friendship. It also shows to the … Read more
Give a brief description of following events that led to the ratification of the Declaration of Independence: The Stamp Act of 1765, the Townshend Acts of 1767, and the Boston Tea Party of 1773. The Stamp Act of 1765 was the first major controversy between Great Britain and its North American colonies began over the … Read more
Mark Twain was the most prominent opponent of the Philippine-American War. In its annual report for 1910, the year he died, the Anti-Imperialist League noted that he “employed in the cause of Anti-Imperialism and in behalf of the Filipino those wonderful weapons of satire which were so absolutely at his command, and the members of … Read more
“The Crucible”, written by Arthur Miller explores the madness of the Salem witch trials of 1692. The story revolves around the characters John Proctor, Elizabeth Proctor, Abigail Williams, Reverend Parris, the 10 girls and others. The judges play an important role for which they possess supreme power, of the church along with government. Judge Hathorne … Read more
An infamous episode in American history, the Salem witch trials of 1692 resulted in the hanging of fourteen women and five men who were accused of being witches. In addition, one man was pressed to his death by heavy weights for refusing to enter a plea, at least eight people died in prison, including one … Read more
The years following reconstruction, both the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era provided growth and development to our nation. Not only did we expand in the industrial and technological field, but the moral concept of the land finally began to develop into something concrete and lawful. Of course, this joyous resolution of the Progressive Era … Read more
Reasons for seeking out the relative comfort of the United States of America are many; some do so in order to utilize its economic advantages, others yearn to flee oppressive governmental regimes, and so on. However, one overarching motivation encompasses any individuals quest to call America home: The American dream. Just as reasons to establish … Read more
According to Urie Bronfenbrenner’s “Bioecological Systems Self-Analysis”, everyone is the product of many different groups of influences: the Microsystem, or relationship to self and family; the Mesosystem, or relationship between microsystems; the Exosystem, or social settings beyond immediate experience; the Macrosystem, or laws of society; and the Chronosystem, or influences of the time period. Applying … Read more
In 1788, a woman named Sacagawea was born and little did we know she would have such a great impact in the world. She was a strong woman figure in the late 1700’s to the early 1800’s and because of her actions she gave women a greater respect. Sacagawea could do many things that most … Read more
The American Industrial Revolution is recognized today as a monumental time in United States history. The American Industrial Revolution was a time era in the eighteenth to the nineteenth century where the United States changed the way they made money and invented new machines to help them maximize their profits. This time period made the … Read more
To Kill a Mockingbird As a story based on The Great Depression, the time period shapes many aspects of life that contrast widely to that of today’s society. The 1930’s in the south was an era of inequality in many ways. Although many years after the abolition of slavery and rights for colored people were … Read more
Even though this case is always said as Brown vs. Board of Education, the real title is Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka. That would make one think that this case was about one person vs. the Topeka Kansas Board of Education, but this case was actually about several families in 4 states and … Read more
Mrs. Le Andra English 925 January 2018 The salem witch trials Event / era – salem witch trials Time – between February 1692 and May 1693 Place – colonial Massachusetts Event summary The trials took place in colonial massachusetts. A few young girls were claiming to be possessed by the devil and suspicions began to … Read more
Othello: Iago – Manipulative, Racist, Arrogant, Presumptuous William Shakespeare’s Othello play depicts Iago as a manipulative, racist, arrogant, and presumptuous character. Concerning the trait of manipulation, Iago causes Brabantio to believe that Othello has forcefully married Desdemona. Regarding the trait of racism, Iago refers to Othello as a black animal. Pertaining to the trait of … Read more
The Salem Witch Trails itself was a very corrupted but significant event in history. These trials took place in a settlement called Salem, which was a part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony at that time. In January of 1692, a group of young girls mysteriously became ill and started acting out in abnormal ways. This … Read more
“Ignorance and its denial will, sad to say, lead us down the same road as it did in all past history.” – Jordan Maxwell. In history there have been many events that have shaped the world we live in. Two major events that happened were the Salem Witch Trials and McCarthyism. Both of these events … Read more
