American History Essay Examples and Research Papers Page 11

Vicki Rozema’s novel, “Voice from The Trail of Tears” contains many excerpts from different points of view of the removal of the Cherokee people. The white men either had sympathy for the Native Americans or believed that their treatment was justified. Many thought that tearing Native Americans away from their families and stealing their land…

The Cherokee are described as a clean people. Cleaner than the settlers and other Indian tribes in the area. They thought water was a holy gift by the Great Spirit, so they went to it often. Ehle describes the Cherokee being quite matriarchal. Cherokee women had more rights than most European women did. She chose…

Emma Goldman once argued that “No real change has ever been brought about without a revolution… revolution is but a thought carried into action.” The thought of freedom allowed America to rebel against Great Britain and become what is today the United States of America. Rebellions prior to 1850 gave rise to new social and…

Andrew Carnegie was an industrialist that wanted the best for others, while at the same time he would still be making profit now that was not in others interests. When he was young, he worked in a factory as other opportunities came along, he gathered as much information as he could so he too could…

Genocides all around the world have been responsible for the deaths of millions of people. Many human’s beings are singled out and killed because of the race, ethnic, group religion and being part of a specific national. One of the saddest tragedies in American history is the United States Government the Indian Removal Act of…

After the American Revolution on September 3, 1783, many veterans that fought in the war returned to their regular lives as farmers. But, soon to learn, many farmers seen that they would be heavily taxed from each state to pay off the country’s $80 million war debt to the British. About $11 Million dollars was…

Living in America has been quite the struggle. It’s been over 100, almost 200, years and Great Britain is starting to be more controlling over us, American citizens. I see no reason for them to tax us, just so they can pay off their debt for the French and Indian War. The British were the…

Once the United States gained its independence from the British, many immigrants started heading to the states that were free. Since there was so many immigrant moving to the U.S., they needed to expand to make more room in each state. That is how Manifest Destiny was born. Manifest Destiny allowed the United States to…

All actions have consequences, and actions for the sake of progress are no exception. America is a strong example of this, in that American “progress” has always been accompanied by inhumane consequences. These inhumane acts towards progress come with consequences of their own, which are arguably not justifiable. America has repeatedly mistreated and forced themselves…

How did people who lacked equality in the United States speak out and/or act out in attempts to achieve equal rights? Consider the documents from the Trail of Tears assignment, Black Hawk, lecture and film on African Americans, and/or the Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments. You may also use class lecture material and the textbook….