American History Essays and Research Papers

The period between 1800 and 1865 marked an interesting phase of reforms in America. The reform movements that emerged during this period focused on addressing specific social, cultural, religious, and political issues. Some of the leading issues to be addressed in the reformation included abolishing capital punishment, antislavery, abolishing imprisonment for debt and the conversion…

On January 16, 1919; the United States commander in chief, President Woodrow Wilson, signed into law the 18th amendment. The introduction of a nationwide prohibition may have seemed upsetting to some, but others saw it as an opportunity. Between 1920 and 1933 mafias throughout the country made millions illegally selling alcohol, but it came with…

In the book ‘When the Mississippi Ran Backwards’ written by Jay Feldman, the book talks about Tecumseh a Indian tribe leader who is on a mission to regain control of their land given to them by the Great Spirits. Along this mission there is a series of earthquakes that take place all across the country…

Automobiles were and still are the heart and foundation of America, but they would be ineffective without the The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, or simply the Federal Highway System. Before the 1950s, cars had been around for over 50 years, but there was no interest in them because they…

Was there racism throughout history? Since the beginning, the United States of America has faced a problem with believing that any white man is superior above all other races. Starting on October 1492, when Christopher Columbus landed in the Bahamas, claiming it for Spain, there was a sense of racism at the first sight of…

Why does our history matter? Our history matters because we should listen to the voices who are still hurting from tragic past for the truth can be set free. Human behavior is repetitive, by not learning the history that has happened in the past then in my opinion I think we will just do the…

There were many major events that took place during the 20th century. World War II alone had a tremendous impact of the people involved in the war, but even more the people who were lucky enough to survive the horror that was concentration camps to tell their story. The Great Depression, when many and all…

We read about men that discovered and conquered, fought wars, and even died for their country; sometimes we neglect to express the significant role women played during the Revolutionary War. Pamela Murrow states in an article that, “The written history of the most underrated revolution was generally written by men, about men,” which adequately explains…

Conflict first originated in America during early civilizations. European settlers introduced conflict through racial discrimination as they began colonizing America. This conflict resulted in Native American and African American slavery. Stemming from racial and cultural conflicts, class-conflict emerged under the control of the upper-class elites. Class-conflict happens when power, positions, and socioeconomic interests are unevenly…

‘The Crucible’, the play made by Arthur Miller which is based on an historical event, the Salem witchcraft trials which took place in Massachusetts in 1692. He was inspired to write this novel because of what happened in America in the 1950’s.Tthe setting of the drama is in Salem, a small puritan society, which provides…