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Early America: a Time of Instability and Change
Essay Grade: 75%   (1,062 words, approx. 4 pages)
To what extend were the late 1600s and early 1700s a period of great instability and change in American history?
Early American History
Essay Grade: 86%   (864 words, approx. 3 pages)
Researches early American History Pre-Columbus to the Mexican War. Describes the founding of Bay Colony, the writing of the U.S. Constitution and the War of 1812. Reviews the Louisiana Purchase.
Early Changes in the US government
Essay Grade: 93%   (709 words, approx. 2 pages)
Describes the failure of the articles of confederation and the need for the writing of the constitution
Early Foreign Policies
Essay Grade: 86%   (769 words, approx. 3 pages)
Essay discusses George Washington, John Adams, Thomsas Jefferson, James Madison, and their foreign policies.
Early Puritan History in North America
Essay Grade: 86%   (925 words, approx. 3 pages)
The Puritans came over on the Mayflower in 1620 to escape religious persecution in England. Facts about the Puritans governmental structure in early American history.
Early Puritan Society
Essay Grade: 86%   (397 words, approx. 1 pages)
Discusses the life of William Bradford and his role as one of the first Puritan colonists to America. Explores the Puritan belief in divine providence, that someone or something else other than themselves was in control.
Ebenezer MacIntosh and the Stamp Act
Essay Grade: 86%   (507 words, approx. 2 pages)
The story of Ebenezer MacIntosh, a colonial Boston shoemaker who led a series of protests against the British Parliament's passage of the Stamp Act in 1765. One of the first colonists to speak out against unfair taxation by the British, MacIntosh should be considered a hero who helped to spur the movement toward American independence.
Ebony Ads:now and Then
Essay Grade: 86%   (1,067 words, approx. 4 pages)
Overall it is evident that the ideas that existed to help bring about equality and a Black American identity have taken awhile to come together to make a difference after years of discrimination.
Economic Analysis of the Roaring 1920's
Essay Grade: 92%   (649 words, approx. 2 pages)
Essay provides an economic analysis of the roaring 1920's.
Economic and Ideological Forces in Foreign Policy During the Age of Imperialism
Essay Grade: 95%   (495 words, approx. 2 pages)
The motives of expansion provided the foundation of the foreign policy during the Age of Imperialism. Over the next few decades, our nation would spread its ideas and beliefs to other nations while strengthening economic ties with them.
Economic Causes of the Civil War
Essay Grade: 92%   (484 words, approx. 2 pages)
Brief essay discussing the economic causes of the Civil War.
Economic Views of 20th Century
Essay Grade: 87%   (576 words, approx. 2 pages)
Different views regarding economic policy in the 20th century.
Economics as Cause of the American Revolution
Essay Grade: 86%   (917 words, approx. 3 pages)
Discusses how the main cause of the American Revolution was not slavery or a social issue - the underlying cause lay in the faults of the economy.
Economics of War
Essay Grade: 92%   (1,918 words, approx. 6 pages)
Essay analyzes the economic history of the U.S. It compares the costs of World War II, the Vietnam War, and Operation Iraqi Freedom (the 2003-2004 war).
Edward Trent and His Pursuit of Freedom: America at War With Britain
Essay Grade: 84%   (3,375 words, approx. 11 pages)
This is a creative piece written to help students understand the impact of the American Revolution on American society.
Effect of Constitutional and Social Developments in Civil War and Reconstruction Era America
Essay Grade: 95%   (886 words, approx. 3 pages)
Essay shows the ways and to what extent the constitutional and social developments between 1860 and 1877 amounted to a revolution.
Effect of Religion on the New World
Essay Grade: 86%   (896 words, approx. 3 pages)
Examines how the Puritan religion played a significant part in the lives of the early settlers in the New World. Discusses why he Puritans left England. Analyzes literature written during that time period for its emphasis on religion.
Effects of Religion During the Colonial Period
Essay Grade: 85%   (1,356 words, approx. 5 pages)
How religion effected the early colonization of America
Effects of Slavery
Essay Grade: 95%   (728 words, approx. 2 pages)
Essay describes how slavery affected colonial American life.
Effects of the Articles of Confederation on the Nation
Essay Grade: 87%   (561 words, approx. 2 pages)
Essay explains the effects of the Articles of Confederation on the nation.
Effects of the French and Indian War on Britain and the American Colonies
Essay Grade: 88%   (343 words, approx. 1 pages)
An overview of the French and Indian War's impact on relations between Britain and the American colonies. The victory in this war provided opportunities for both entities, but it also spawned the the political, economic, and ideological differences between the two that would eventually result in the American Revolution.
Eisenhower and the Cold War
Essay Grade: 86%   (639 words, approx. 2 pages)
Questions the success of U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower's fighting of the Cold War. Considers how Eisenhower failed.
Eleanor Roosevelt- a First Lady Like No Other
Essay Grade: 88%   (1,012 words, approx. 3 pages)
An examination of the acts of Eleanor Roosevelt as first lady.
Election of 1896
Essay Grade: 86%   (533 words, approx. 2 pages)
Describes the Election of 1896 between William McKinley and William Jennings Bryan. Concludes that it is a pivotal election because it helped urbanize the United States and it was the first election after the Depression of 1893.
Electoral College
Essay Grade: 86%   (908 words, approx. 3 pages)
Provides a short overview of the disadvantages of the American Electoral College. Explores the history of the system. considers how it reflects upon the American concept of democracy.
Electoral College
Essay Grade: 83%   (1,623 words, approx. 5 pages)
The Electoral College is archaic and inequitable way of deciding the president and it should be modified or eradicated to fit the times of today. The Electoral College is an inefficient procedure because of the "winner take all" system. The Bush versus Gore election is a clear example of how and why it does not work. Also the Fifteenth, Nineteenth, and Twenty-sixth Amendments show how the Electoral College does not represent the population in its entirety.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Women's Suffrage
Essay Grade: 88%   (1,009 words, approx. 3 pages)
A look at the impact of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, a leader among the first generation of women's rights activists, upon two important events in the women's suffrage movement: The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848; and the passage of the 19th Amendement in 1920, which granted women the right to vote.
Elvis Presley
Essay Grade: 96%   (723 words, approx. 2 pages)
A description of Elvis's life.
English Colonisation in America: the Beginning
Essay Grade: 96%   (2,373 words, approx. 8 pages)
Essay discusses English colonisation in America.
English Influences on the American Developement and Laws
Essay Grade: 94%   (1,958 words, approx. 7 pages)
This shows the direct influece of British laws, and customs on American's revolution, democracy and format of law and order. With direct refrences to English laws and revolutions
Enormous Decision: The Atomic Bomb in World War II
Essay Grade: 86%   (716 words, approx. 2 pages)
Pros and cons of the United States' decision to drop two atomic bombs on Japan to end World War II.
Equality
Essay Grade: 79%   (436 words, approx. 2 pages)
Essay discusses if we can ensure equality.
Equality in Early America
Essay Grade: 86%   (614 words, approx. 2 pages)
Discusses the evolution of equality in America from 1776 to 1860. Analyzes the issues of slavery and race relations. Evaluates the era of women's suffrage.
Ernest Hemingway
Essay Grade: 84%   (578 words, approx. 2 pages)
Essay is about the life and times of Ernest Hemingway and discusses his unique style of writing.
Essay on Biko
Essay Grade: 86%   (442 words, approx. 2 pages)
Steven Biko had been one of the many black people faced discrimination. Biko faced discrimination in many ways such as being emotionally stressed, politically harmed, and physically tortured.
Essay on Rfk's 13 Days
Essay Grade: 78%   (846 words, approx. 3 pages)
Summary of 13 Days
Establishment of the Colonies and Historical Bias
Essay Grade: 88%   (865 words, approx. 3 pages)
This essay explores the colonization of America. Describes how each colony evolved according to its economic development. Examines negative attitudes toward native Americans.
Evaluating Columbus
Essay Grade: 86%   (752 words, approx. 3 pages)
Essay is an evaluation of Christopher Columbus's status as a hero.
Events Leading up to "The Boston Massacre"
Essay Grade: 78%   (245 words, approx. 1 pages)
Events that led up to the "The Boston Massacre" in the American colonies.
Events of 1968
Essay Grade: 91%   (1,062 words, approx. 4 pages)
Compares the events of the Tet Offensive to the presidential election of '68
Events of the "Saint Valentine's Day Massacre"
Essay Grade: 83%   (367 words, approx. 1 pages)
The events surrounding the organized gangster violence that took place on Februrary 14, 1929, in Chicago. This well-known "Saint Valentine's Day Massacre" was masterminded by Al Capone, and it helped contribute to his downfall.
Events That Lead Up to World War I.
Essay Grade: 83%   (594 words, approx. 2 pages)
The three main events leading to World War I were the British propaganda, the sinking of the Lusitania, and the Zimmerman telegram. They are all linked to each other and they all gradually dragged the United States.
Evolution of African Americans in Colonial America
Essay Grade: 96%   (1,127 words, approx. 4 pages)
Essay describes the role and evolution of African-Americans through 1607-1763.
Examines the Definitions and Leaders of Civil Rights
Essay Grade: 92%   (3,738 words, approx. 13 pages)
Essay examines the concept of civil rights, the leaders of the civil rights movements and the organizations that were created both for and against civil rights. Details nonviolent demonstrations and other tactics used by civil rights groups to gain a voice in the face of the government and the public.
Expansionism (1890-1910)
Essay Grade: 90%   (466 words, approx. 2 pages)
Essay discusses the aspect of the United States taking control of territories such as Hawaii, Cuba, and Panama.
Explanations of the Salem Witch Trials
Essay Grade: 96%   (928 words, approx. 3 pages)
Essay provides possible explanations of the Salem Witch Trials.
Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965
Essay Grade: 91%   (851 words, approx. 3 pages)
Book review of Juan Williams' Eyes on the Prize with introduction by Julian Bond. I footnoted Bond in the actual paper.
Eyewitness 9/11
Essay Grade: 83%   (866 words, approx. 3 pages)
An eyewitness interview about the attack on 9/11. Keywords: September 11, terrorism, terrorists
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