Book Report: 1776 by David McCullough
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A 3 page paper which offers a report on the book 1776 by David McCullough. No additional sources cited.
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Book Review of Bernard Bailyn’s “The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution”
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This is a 6 page book review discussing Bernard Bailyn’s “The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution”. Bernard Bailyn’s “The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution” (1967, 1992) shows readers the importance and influence of the “pamphleteers” during the time of the American Revolution. Previous to Bailyn’s publication in 1967, most historical accounts of the Revolution included political and economical theories used to explain the change in the population toward Revolution. Bailyn’s text however shows the importance of the political writings at the time which appeared in newspapers, pamphlets, booklets, letters and published speeches in addition to the original influences of writers and philosophers in an attempt to rid the colonies of the corruption which originated through their affiliation with the Crown. While Patriots were originally a minority in the population and considered as “radicals”, in a short space of only fifteen years, their writings managed to “enlighten a population”. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Boston Massacre
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The Boston Massacre is one of those events that are covered in history class and in history textbooks in a sentence or two. The incident is relegated to the status of an ‘important event’ that includes two referential points: it was the first conflict between the colonists and the English soldiers and the main character in the drama, Crispus Attucks, was a young Black man. This 6 page paper argues that the Boston Massacre, while being a pivotal event in the confrontation between the British Empire and its colony in America, was not the brutish misuse of power that has been portrayed. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Carl L. Becker's "The Heavenly City Of The Eighteenth-Century Philosophers"
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7 pages in length. In this paper the student will review why Carl Becker could not understand why eighteenth-century philosophers eschewed the inherent value of their past in order to embrace the future. The students main points will include examining the Enlightenment and the impact it had upon such prominent theorists as Voltaire, Hume and Locke, as well as analyzing the manner by which the notion of progress served to be a double-edged sword where eighteenth-century progress was concerned. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Causes Leading To The Revolutionary War
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All too often, our contemporary media portrays the American Revolutionary War as a relatively brief and glorious fight for Independence from British taxation. In reality, it was for at least a century and a half prior to the onset of Revolutionary conflict that the forthcoming war was foreshadowed through economic struggle, political instability, and an increasing distance between the needs of the American people and the desires of the British crown. This 4 page essay describes the tensions from as far back as1632 with the Maryland Charter, up through the Navigation Acts (1660s), the Hat Act (1730s), etc; No Bibliography.
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Chairs with Curves --Queen Anne Chairs from Boston, Newport, and Philadelphia
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This 6 page report discusses the unique characteristics of Queen Anne chairs and the primary differences that exist between America-made chairs that were crafted in Boston, Massachusetts, Newport, Rhode Island, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Queen Anne period existed from about 1702-1714. The style is characterized by its curves and elegant S-shaped cabriole leg. That shape was based on the shape of an animal’s hind leg. It (the leg) was distinct for its slender line and the club/pad foot or claw and ball foot. Illustrations included. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Changes in Warfare Over the Course of the Nineteenth Century
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of warfare as it existed during the Civil War and the Western Frontier. Differences between the two types of warfare are discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Changing America
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The differences between the Virginia and New Jersey plans for the U.S Constitution demonstrate the conflict between large and small states at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and it is the melding of these counter plans that responds to today’s class struggles, allowing no one side to claim permanent power over the other. While the wealthy Virginia legislators offered the original concept of separation of constitutional and political powers, the New Jersey farmers sought autonomy. The consensus reached parlayed both concepts into a single plan to provide protection for people and states of all means in the final draft of the Constitution. However, reaching that consensus began with strong arguments and divisions between the large and small states concerning at least the top two branches evolved out of the Convention. 1 work cited. jvChgAmr.rtf
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Classical Liberalism in the United States’ Constitution
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A 7 page paper which examines how the three main tenets of Classical Liberalism (natural rights, democracy, and capitalism) were incorporated into the United States’ Constitution. Sources used were faxed by student and have no bibliographic information.
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Comparing Columbus, Jefferson and Tecumseh
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A 6 page research paper that compares three historical figures on several points, including leadership qualities and their significance to the 'American Experience.' These figures are Christopher Columbus, Thomas Jefferson and Tecumseh. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Comparing Histories of the American Revolution
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A 5 page essay that compares and contrasts two accounts of the American Revolution-- The American People: Crating a Nation and a Society edited by Gary Nash and Julie Roy Jeffrey and A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn. The writer discusses how both of these accounts endeavor to present a more accurate picture of the Revolution then has been typical of traditional scholarship. No additional sources cited.
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Concept of America and Being an American in the 18th Century
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A 3 page paper which examines, through primary sources, what the concept of America and being an American was during the 18th century. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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