America's Difficult Beginnings
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This 7 page paper compares the American Revolution with the changes which occurred about a decade later when the Constitutional Convention made important decisions. Shays's Rebellion is discussed. The paper concludes that the latter time period, during the 1780s, is more significant than the 1770s in terms of America's strength as a nation. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: SA010Rev.rtf
Essay Title: America's Difficult Beginnings

America's Great Awakenings
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In this well-written 11 page essay, the writer examines similarities & differences that existed between America's first two Great Awakenings (18th and 19th century). Both maintained a common emphasis upon the importance of religion but the second one offered greater religious freedom-- an indication that it was occurring in a "new" America-- one that practiced greater tolerance. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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Essay Title: America's Great Awakenings

American Colonies' Divergence from England
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An 8 page research paper that examines the similarities and differences between England and her American colonies in 1750. The writer argues that by 1750, the English speaking colonies of North America, instigated and maintained under the auspices of the British crown, had diverged from many of the English norms of that era. Naturally, the numerous ties to England and English custom, such as the grounding of American jurisprudence in English Common Law, continued to exist and exists to this day. However, there were also distinct differences between the norms of the Old World and the New. Bibliography lists 11 sources (some citations are incomplete).
Filename: khamcol.rtf
Essay Title: American Colonies' Divergence from England

American Provincialism
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A 3 page paper which examines what constitutes American Provincialism and how Benjamin Franklin embodied such ideals. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Essay Title: American Provincialism

American Warfare: Societal Influences and Impacts
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A 9 page discussion of the impacts of war on American society during the early history of the country. Provides information regarding the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the Mexican American War, emphasizing the needs of those that feel that they are oppressed to rise up against their oppressors. Concludes that along with the progression from one war to another in early U.S. history, American ideology and our sense of nationalism was evolving into that we enjoy today. This nationalism is a direct influence on society and is in turn shaped by society. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Essay Title: American Warfare: Societal Influences and Impacts

AN ANALYSIS OF ALEXANDER HAMILTON’S FEDERALIST PAPER NO.# 22
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This 8 page paper analyzes Alexander Hamilton's Federalist Paper number 22. Each theme is discussed in full and then applied to the creation of various laws which are still in effect today. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MBhamfed.rtf
Essay Title: AN ANALYSIS OF ALEXANDER HAMILTON’S FEDERALIST PAPER NO.# 22

An Evaluation of the Importance of the Boston Tea Party
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This 5 page paper considers Alfred F. Young's assertion that the most revolutionary act of the decade was the tea party. This paper takes the position that the Boston Massacre was more revolutionary, citing reasons that the colonists might have been the initiators of that event commonly blamed on the British. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Essay Title: An Evaluation of the Importance of the Boston Tea Party