US History Essays

“American History 102: Civil War to the Present” is a website geared toward the students of the State University of Wisconsin, as well as all college students in general. Set up by Stanley K. Schultz, Professor of History, and William P. Tishler, the page concerning the Great Depression is the …

The Civil Rights Movement was an effort to establish the civil rights of individual Black citizens, while the Women`s Rights Movement focused on the rights that were inaccessible to Women. I will discuss both movements individually, the differences and similarities between them. I will also discuss all of the different …

The American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) began as a civil war between the North American British colonies and Great Britain.  This war began as a by-product of the American Revolution against Great Britain’s taxing.  When other nations allied with the colonies, the civil war became an international war. During the Revolutionary …

The Assault on Fort Wagner has long been the subject of many discussions on the Civil War and is featured prominently in all books that have been written about the Civil War.  The Assault on Fort Wagner has even been immortalized in the onscreen adaptation entitled Glory.  While there has …

Introduction The Great Depression was a by-product of the roaring twenties. During the 1920’s the United States economy flourished and the American people spent money freely. In October of 1929 the free spending ended. The stock market suddenly crashed and people throughout the United States were affected. There were four …

Gilbert Tennent was a minister whose voice reached a revivalist audience. He fervently believed the majority of ministries were hypocrites and reliable guides. He urged the people to abandon their ministries for itinerants. The virtues that are discussed in Benjamin Franklin’s pursuit of moral perfection, have meaning today however, do …

Could whites and Indians have lived peaceably in the trans-Mississippi West? I do not think that the whites and Indians could have lived peacefully in the trans-Mississippi West. I believe this is because of the ways the Indians were living and hunting. Also with how the whites were not concerned …

Ever since the Revolutionary war, America had become an independent country. Of course, they needed a national government to keep things in order. So then, the Articles of Confederation was created as the first attempt of a national government.In a confederation, the states, maintain their sovereignty, but they join together …

Like many other stories by O. Henry, ‘Buried Treasure’ also has its genesis in the life of the author and stems from the treasure hunts in which he himself participated during his days in Austin, Texas. The short story under consideration, narrates the spirited adventures of a young man in …

Document #6 entitled “Herbert Hoover Protests the New Deal” shows how President Hoover completely disagreed with the New Deal and said that it was an inevitable failure. He mentioned, “This is the issue upon which men are imprisoned and dying in Europe right now.” This was the year 1936 when …