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American Hegemony has Analogy in "Gulliver's Travels"
Essay Grade: 86%   (704 words, approx. 2 pages)
The novel "Gulliver's Travels" by Jonathan Swift is about England's colonialism and war aggression toward other nations. This is compared to the United States' militarism, with the conclusion that America's missteps are much like those of England's as portrayed in the novel.
American history study guide/survival guide
Essay Grade: 85%   (1,185 words, approx. 4 pages)
American history study guide/survival guide.
American Homefront During World War II
Essay Grade: 88%   (2,440 words, approx. 8 pages)
Describes the homefront during WWII
American Homefront During World War II
Essay Grade: 92%   (1,115 words, approx. 4 pages)
Brief description of the affects of World War II on American society, economics, culture and labor force.
American Indian Stereotypes
Essay Grade: 92%   (457 words, approx. 2 pages)
Why is the interpretation and evaluation of media," History vs. Hollywood", necessary in the analysis of intended and unpredicted and unwanted effects regarding the Northeast nations?
American Indians Today
Essay Grade: 80%   (208 words, approx. 1 pages)
A short text with facts about Indians today.
American Involvement
Essay Grade: 86%   (600 words, approx. 2 pages)
Discusses American involvement in World War II. Examines popular sentiment about the war during that time. Considers the political, social and allied bonds which forced the United States to take a side in the war.
American Isolationism
Essay Grade: 88%   (1,597 words, approx. 5 pages)
American Isolationism
American Jezebel: the Uncommon Life of Anne Hutchinson
Essay Grade: 88%   (2,993 words, approx. 10 pages)
Book review and analysis of Eve LaPlante's book on Anne Hutchinson titled American Jezebel.
American Living
Essay Grade: 82%   (893 words, approx. 3 pages)
Discusses how the advances in American living standards came about.
American Nationalism After the War of 1812
Essay Grade: 83%   (316 words, approx. 1 pages)
This essay describes the burst of American nationalism that followed the war of 1812. The causes of phenomenon are explained, as well the way the sentiment spread through American literature.
American Pageant: a History of the Republic
Essay Grade: 86%   (9,642 words, approx. 32 pages)
A detailed overview of American history from the discovery of the Americas up to and including the American Revolution.
American Revolution
Essay Grade: 87%   (799 words, approx. 3 pages)
American Revolution
American Revolution
Essay Grade: 83%   (1,437 words, approx. 5 pages)
Among the many complex factors that instigated the American Revolution, two stand out most clearly. The first was England's imposition of taxation on the colonies and the failure of the British to gain consent of those being governed. The second was obviously the military measures England took on the colonists.
American Robber Barons The Unintended Consequence of Jacksonian Democracy
Essay Grade: 88%   (2,162 words, approx. 7 pages)
An assesment of the American robber barons.
American Society
Essay Grade: 88%   (415 words, approx. 1 pages)
The American Society has changed a great deal over the past years. From the 1950's, things have changed tremendously. Entertainment as well as communism has been important factors to our changes of the economy.
American Society Becoming More "Democratic" in the Period from the 1750's to the 1780's
Essay Grade: 92%   (670 words, approx. 2 pages)
Essay discusses how the American society became more "Democratic" from the 1750's to the 1780's.
American Violation of Laissez Faire
Essay Grade: 89%   (767 words, approx. 3 pages)
Essay provides a discussion on the American violation of Laissez Faire.
An American Identity
Essay Grade: 92%   (865 words, approx. 3 pages)
Life for colonists in 18th Century Colonial America was governed by a combination of religions, ethnicities and regions. The differences among the American people created the diverse, distinctive American character that continues to exist today.
An Analysis of The Articles of Confederation
Essay Grade: 86%   (521 words, approx. 2 pages)
Discusses the Articles of Confederation and its effectiveness in providing the United States with a stable government from 1781 to 1789.
An Analysis of the Dred Scott Decision and The People Vs. Hall
Essay Grade: 86%   (457 words, approx. 2 pages)
An analysis of two famous Supreme Court cases, the Dred Scott Decision and The People vs. Hall. Keywords: case law, discrimination, racism, abolitionism, civil rights, Constitution
An Inevitable Disunion
Essay Grade: 83%   (588 words, approx. 2 pages)
Disunion within the United States was seemingly inevitable during the Antebellum period. Frustration seeded in the north and the south regarding differentiations of perspective on slave trade fueled the century long dispute that eventually led to the Civil War.
Analysis of "Pearl Harbor: The 'Day of Infamy'"
Essay Grade: 86%   (896 words, approx. 3 pages)
In his essay "Pearl Harbor: The 'Day of Infamy'," Richard Ketchum argues that President Franklin Delano Roosevelt did not "trick" the Japanese into "striking the first blow" by bombing Pearl Harbor. Ketchum demonstrates to his readers that Roosevelt along with his administration laudably responded to the emergency in the best way possible. War against Japan was inevitable, but the bombing of Pearl Harbor convinced the majority of Americans that U.S. involvement in the war was imperative.
Analyzing Jay's Treaty
Essay Grade: 92%   (1,909 words, approx. 6 pages)
Dissects the 1795 treaty between the United States and Great Britain, Jay's Treaty. Examines complaints about the treaty. Concludes that the Treaty was not as bad as the propaganda made it out to be.
Analyzing the American Victory in the Spanish American War
Essay Grade: 88%   (554 words, approx. 2 pages)
Discusses the American victory in the Spanish American War. Analyzes reasons behind the victory. Explores how the victory had lasting political consequences.
Ancient History
Essay Grade: 86%   (0 words, approx. 0 pages)
Evaluation of historian's opinions about the reign of Hatchepsut.
Andrew Jackson
Essay Grade: 88%   (881 words, approx. 3 pages)
Essay provides a brief biography of Andrew Jackson as the seventeenth President of United States.
Andrew Jackson
Essay Grade: 75%   (329 words, approx. 1 pages)
A short biography of Andrew Jackson, a Tennessee statesman, militia general, and seventh president of the United States. Jackson's legacy includes the strength his personality brought to the office of the presidency and the reshaping of the Democratic Party around him and his popular image as champion of the common man.
Andrew Jackson Beard
Essay Grade: 86%   (541 words, approx. 2 pages)
Essay briefly discusses the life and accomplishments of Andrew Jackson Beard an African-American inventor. He is not well-known but he has a very interesting life story.
Andrew Jackson, Indian Removal Act
Essay Grade: 86%   (669 words, approx. 2 pages)
A comparison of views regarding the Indian Removal Act of 1830. Was it an act of humanitarianism intended to save the Native American culture and populace from the expansion of white settlers, as Robert V. Remini has argued? Or was the act intended just to get rid of the Native Americans and destroy their tribal culture, as Antony F. C. Wallace has argued?
Andrew Jackson- the People's President
Essay Grade: 87%   (879 words, approx. 3 pages)
Andrew Jackson- Was he truely the people's president? This essay examines the actions of Andrew Jackson and how they reflected his job as president.
Andrew Jackson: The People's President
Essay Grade: 86%   (1,067 words, approx. 4 pages)
Andrew Jackson was one of the most popular U.S. presidents in American history. As president from 1829 to 1837, Jackson remained a man of the people; his stands on various issues, particularly the Bank of the United States, the Tariff of 1828, and the Indian Removal Act, all were made with the people in mind. While some historians point to these issues as evidence that Jackson abused his power, in fact he used his powers not for his own good, but to benefit the people.
Anna Howard Shaw
Essay Grade: 92%   (1,586 words, approx. 5 pages)
Anna Howard Shaw overcame the obstacle of prejudice against women.
Anne Frank
Essay Grade: 83%   (481 words, approx. 2 pages)
My essay is about The Diary of Anne Frank written by Anne Frank herself.
Anne Hutchinson
Essay Grade: 78%   (660 words, approx. 2 pages)
Anne Hutchinson taught the scripture and was convinced that God meant woman to be equal to man. As she grew older, Anne began to blend religious and political ideas. People looked down on her because of her religious teachings.
Annexation of Hawaii
Essay Grade: 86%   (572 words, approx. 2 pages)
An overview of the events that led to the annexation of Hawaii by the United States in 1898 and the establishment of Hawaii as a U.S. territory in 1900.
Anti Federalists
Essay Grade: 83%   (574 words, approx. 2 pages)
Describes the views of a Anti-federalist during the time the U.S. Constitution was being ratified. Questions the existence of the new government. Debates the idea of a strong, central government.
Anti-federalists
Essay Grade: 83%   (1,040 words, approx. 4 pages)
Anti-Federalist sentiment drove the Founding Fathers to create a Bill of Rights that was similar to the Magna Carta in England and based on free will philosophers.
Antiwar Movement Vietnam
Essay Grade: 92%   (2,194 words, approx. 7 pages)
Discusses the nature, impact and significance of the Vietnam war anti-war movements.
Articles of Confederation
Essay Grade: 96%   (830 words, approx. 3 pages)
Essay provides a description of the Articles of Confederation.
Articles of Confederation
Essay Grade: 94%   (1,013 words, approx. 3 pages)
Essay attempts to answer the question, "To what extent were the Articles of Confederation successful?"
Articles of Confederation
Essay Grade: 92%   (580 words, approx. 2 pages)
In 1777, the Continental Congress created the Confederate government, defined in the Articles of Confederation. The structure was comprised of two-levels of governing powers: state and national. Economic, social, and political problems led to the Confederate's ultimate failure.
Articles of Confederation
Essay Grade: 81%   (719 words, approx. 2 pages)
The Articles of Confederation were written as a constitution for the newly independent America after the country was freed from Great Britain in the 18th century. This essay explores its purpose, its flaws, and its influence on early American government.
Articles of Confederation
Essay Grade: 75%   (240 words, approx. 1 pages)
An overview of the intended purpose of the Articles of Confederation, the first document under which the United States exercised self-governance.
As Good As Red - McCarthyism
Essay Grade: 95%   (915 words, approx. 3 pages)
Essay discussing McCarthyism.
Atom bomb attacks during WW1. Was it a Necessity?
Essay Grade: 86%   (616 words, approx. 2 pages)
This essay talks about the atom bomb attacks by the united states at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Essay analyzes whether it was necessary to drop an atom bomb on Japan.
Auchwitz
Essay Grade: 89%   (636 words, approx. 2 pages)
The Holocaust
Babe Ruth
Essay Grade: 83%   (529 words, approx. 2 pages)
In his 22-year career, Ruth set or tied 76 different records, including 2,056 bases on balls and 1,330 strikeouts, and helped his team win four of the seven World Series in which he played. In 1933 he hit the first home run in All-Star Game history, and he was one of the first players to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Bacon's Rebellion
Essay Grade: 96%   (746 words, approx. 3 pages)
Causes of Bacon's rebellion.
Bacon's Rebellion
Essay Grade: 90%   (884 words, approx. 3 pages)
An analysis of the causes and results of Bacon's rebellion.
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