Category: History 3303

The arrest and imprisonment of Appius Claudius resembled Verginias death in several ways. Verginius, a prosecutor in the trial, underlined that Appius who had annulled the right of appeal was himself making an appeal (Livy 232). He connected the outcomes of Appiuss decisions with the current situation and made the latter guilty of all his…

The study of primary and secondary sources enables a person to achieve several important objectives. At first, one can understand the general tendencies that characterize a certain historical period. Yet, this approach is helpful for examining the opinion of separate individuals and their responses to changing lifestyles or values. This issue can be illustrated by…

Du Bois, William, E.B. Returning Soldiers. The Crisis, 1919. The author of the article is W.E.B. Du Bois, an American history professor and civil rights activist. After the end of the First World War, numerous soldiers were returning from France to America and expressing their disdain with their homelands current situation. The author speaks from…

History of Social Welfare The establishment of social welfare, in the USA, was one of the most critical undertakings in the history of the country. In essence, the true definition and perspective of looking at social welfare have undergone profound evolution. Authors have come up with new and better ways of defining this term. In…

Introduction Mercantilism is a system that allows countries to control others. In this case, governments partner with the merchant from their country to suppress the foreign countries. This ensured that the countries maintained their military power. Also, it ensured that the country had a favorable balance of trade over the colonized country. The system revolved…

The smallpox epidemic of 1777-1782 was devastating and deadly for many people in North America in the late eighteenth century. British troops were immune to the disease, which gave them an advantage during the Revolution. Elizabeth Fenn, in her book Pox Americana, says, smallpox may have been the guns most lethal legacy (Fenn). Military camps,…

As the United States began to expand westward, people considered themselves as liberators. The government believed that this expansion would make the territory secure and free from violence. This would in turn lead to civilization of the Indian populations thereby minimizing the Apache threat. During the early years that the U.S was in control, it…

Introduction The US Civil War put an end to the institutions of slavery, which were preserved in the constitution of the young nation. The period of Reconstruction (1863-1877) that followed the Civil War opened up the possibility of establishing a new social system without the superiority of the white population over the black one (Library…

Table of Contents Introduction Medieval Scandals Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Medieval scandals can be defined as the issues that arose during the middle ages, i.e., from the beginning of the 5th century toward the end of the 15th century in Europe (Barber 42). The scandals investigate European politics and their way of lives, such as…

Manifest Destiny is a philosophy that embraces American history as a whole. This idea originated during the early colonization of New England by the Puritans, who considered America destined for New Canaan to conquer and themselves as Gods chosen ones who were to build the City on a Hill  New Jerusalem. In 1839, a…