Category: American History
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Reasons Justifying American Expansion
Money and authority, thats what drove many countries including the United States during the late 18th century and early 19 century. Having authority was one thing but combining it with wealth was a lethal weapon that could open many doors. In order to gain wealth at the time, youd need to expand which you could…
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Reflections on Why American Expansion Was Unjustified
In the American Constitution, the foundation of the country, it states that a person has the right to believe what they choose. The essence of the constitution was to protect those who chose to believe something different than the minorities. So, for Americans to impose their way of life onto people who were on their…
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Overview of USS Utah’s History as a Battleship
Resilience and adaptation are terms that can certainly be applied a ship that started an eventful timeline as a Battleship, and ultimately morphed into the one of the first training drones used by the US Navy, as is in the case of the USS Utah. Understanding the history of the USS Utah will give senior…
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Essay about Underground Railroad in American History
The Underground Railroad was a network which was established and used by the enslaved African-Americans to escape into free states and Canada. The railroad included dozens of secret and safe houses and routes originated in the slave holding states and the way to Canada boarder which could assure their freedom. The Underground Railroad also included…
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Historical Examples of Trade War in the United States: The Boston Tea Party, The Smoot-Hawley Act, and The Chicken Tariff War
Definition of Trade war The term Trade War is used to describe a scenario where governments behave unilaterally, ignoring the impacts of their actions on political and economic agents in the opposite country (Grossman & Helpman, 1995). While purely non-cooperative outcomes are unlikely to emerge in a world with repeated interactions and many forums for…
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History of Country Music in America from 2000 to 2010
Music has been a well-considered genre of humanity. Specifically, country music which has been regarded as a patriotic form of music; no other genre of music has been so popular in the conscience of Americans as country music (Fay, Molly, 2014). In 2008, Country Music was regarded as the second most profitable genre of music…
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The Great Depression as the Largest Tragic Event in US History
Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of effort (F. D. Roosevelt). The period of which the Great Depression took place was called the Dirty Thirties. Many people didn’t know how to react to economic disaster. The Great Depression left many in poverty.…
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What Caused the Dust Bowl: Informative Essay
Origins of The Dust Bowl Welcome to the great plow up, where crops grow good and money flows endlessly. That’s what they said about the Oklahoma regions during the initial discovery of the plains. During the great plow-up, people would take their furrow plows and plow up the dirt to plant cash crops like wheat…
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Congress and the Executive Branch Pre-Spanish American War 2
The purpose of this research paper is to analyze the growth and development of the newly formed United States of America. It will briefly discuss any events leading up to the production and authorization of the Articles of Confederation and the United States of America Constitution. Various components of the Constitution that apply directly to…
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Women’s Importance in the Life of the Native American
Have you ever wonder how the world was created from another culture’s perspective? Native Americans utilized creation myths to disclosed to their kin how the world was grown additional time. Creation myths are a major piece of the Native American culture. they have been passed down from age to age. In the creation myths, harmony…