Essays Tagged: "American Revolution"

Benedict Arnold

name Benedict Arnold has become a synonym for a traitor to one's country. In the first years of the American Revolution, however, Arnold was a brilliant and dashing general, highly respected for his s ... illiant and dashing general, highly respected for his service to the patriot cause (see Revolution, American).Benedict Arnold was born on Jan. 14, 1741, in Norwich, Conn. His father, Benedict, was a w ...

(3 pages) 67 0 4.3 Nov/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

The Statue of Liberty New York

he United States over one hundred years ago in recognition of the friendship established during the American Revolution. Over the years, the Statue of Liberty has grown to include freedom and democrac ... design a sculpture with the year 1876 in mind for completion, to commemorate the centennial of the American Declaration of Independence. The Statue was a joing effort between America and France and i ...

(5 pages) 148 0 3.4 Apr/2002

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Examination of the Declaration of Independence as both a historical document and as revolutionary propaganda

at her best. The Declaration of Independence was a major step towards secession from Britain in the American Revolution, and has had profound influence on the country's development ever since. The gra ... the fight for Women's Suffrage and Black Suffrage led to today's policy under which all registered American citizens may vote.Likewise, the specific indictments in the second part attacked Britain's ...

(2 pages) 159 0 4.0 Apr/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

American Tragedies In "The Crucible " and "The Scarlett letter"

Two American authors, of two distinctly different time periods had one very similar task, to turn a piec ... wered.Miller's the Crucible was written in the nineteen-fifties, with a definite purpose, to remind Americans of the horrible witch trials that took place in Salem, even before the American Revolution ... itness it, but none the less is now recognized as one the finest pieces of literature written by an American.Hawthorne's the Scarlet Letter was written in the eighteen hundreds, with no other purpose ...

(3 pages) 71 0 4.6 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Causes of the French Revolution and how it differs from the American Revolution. Complete with works cited; 5+ sources, 5pgs- B+ paper

What were the causes of the French Revolution? How did it differ from the American Revolution?The decline of absolutism in the eighteenth century has questionable led to poss ... oral power of the church were the main causes of the French Revolution. The French learned from the Americans about their revolution and they helped them gain their independence from Britain. The Fren ... olution and they helped them gain their independence from Britain. The French also took many of the American Revolutions' ideas and changed them to better-fit France's circumstances. While very simila ...

(6 pages) 556 1 4.6 Apr/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > The French Revolution

an essay about how social classes played a huge part in the american revolution.

American Revolution EssayThe American Revolution was a huge step for the young colonies to take rega ... s. In Gary B. Nash's essay on the subject, he concluded that the colonists came to the point of the American Revolution because of a social upheaval followed by a chain reaction of events that could n ... stopped. Then on the other hand, T.H. Breen's essay on the subject leaned towards the idea that the American Revolution occurred due to political reasons. Although these two men thought that the Revol ...

(4 pages) 125 1 3.0 May/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

Mercantilism, the Great Awakening, and the French and Indian War, laid sufficient soil to the American revolution

.The American revolution was a result of colonists wanting freedom from their mother country, England. Me ... l to the revolution. They were the most significant in laying the ground work which resulted in the American Revolution.Mercantilism, the economic system for which colonies existed for the benefit of ... onomies, and the exclusion of colonies from trade with other nations produced such reactions as the American Revolution, in which the colonists asserted their desire for freedom to seek economic advan ...

(3 pages) 121 0 3.0 Oct/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Benjamin Franklin, statesman, writer, and scientist

The American Revolutionary War period was very important to our country'sfreedom, and it's history. Ther ... mportant to our country'sfreedom, and it's history. There were many people that were involved in theAmerican Revolution, and contributed their thoughts, time, services andefforts. A very important per ... year after he returned, started a discussion group known as theJunto, but later became known as the American Philosophical Society. InSeptember 1729 he bought the Pennsylvania Gazette, a boring weekly ...

(4 pages) 69 0 4.5 Feb/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Politicians

A summary of Canada's Involvement in World War I. Covers all major corps, and includes a copy of "In Flanders Fields" and a timeline of Canadian Involvement in WWI.

been a warring country since the 17th century, much less that it has been in 16 wars, including the American Revolution. In the war of 1812 Canada not only turned back the US, but even posted offensiv ...

(6 pages) 126 2 4.0 May/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > Canadian History

Seneca Indian tribe

ponsible for prevention the English colonies from being forced on the west by the French.During the American Revolution the Seneca sided with the British.SOCIETYEach town in the tribe contained severa ... lf the name Red Jacket from wearing the British's red coat. During the War of 1812 he fought on the American side against the British.Cornplanter- Cornplanter was a famous Seneca Indian chief and stat ...

(5 pages) 67 0 3.0 Feb/1997

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

George washington and the American Revolution

The American Revolution was considered unwinnable to many, but proved to be a crucial fight that aided i ... r Act, the enforcement of the Navigation Act, and the Townshend Acts were major points of conflict. Americans saw these acts and restrictions as great injustices. The focal point of resistance was aga ... The Intolerable Acts of 1774 consisted of five laws that the British parliament passed to which the American colonists strongly objected. Four of them were were intended to punish the people of Massac ...

(6 pages) 121 0 3.8 Jan/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents

Origin of the American Revolution (1759-1766)

'Origin of the American Revolution: 1759-1766' is the outgrow of an effort to discover why the principal British co ... in North America were on the point of rebellion in 1765-1766, ten years before the outbreak of the American Revolution. The author, Bernhard Knollenberg, a lecturer at Yale University, previously pub ... ies of Lord Baltimore and Lord Cornwallis and many other studies related to different events of the American Colonial Period. It is worth pointing out that Knollenberg wrote this book in 1964-1965, du ...

(8 pages) 163 0 4.3 Dec/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars

The American Revolution, an unified movement of colonial forces fighting against the imperial British

The American Revolution has been traditionally studied as a single, unified movement of colonial forces ... nd the importance of the greater good. These beliefs pioneered the philosophy of the leaders of the American revolution. As the Imperial revolution progress, republicansim began more evident in the ju ... endowed with to spread across the world. I argue that Imperial revolution was only one part of the American Revolution, that would be paired with the Ideological revolution that took on greater impor ...

(11 pages) 321 0 4.0 Mar/1997

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars

Literature of Protest. Speaks of authors who became spokesmen for their particular protest movements. Thomas Paine, Thomas Nast, John C. Calhoun, and Martin Luther King

ing groups was literature. Some of the most famous protest literature in the world has its roots in American history. For example, some great American authors of protest literature include Thomas Pain ... ful yet eloquent prose made him a hero for the three great causes to which he devoted his life; the American Revolution, religious reform, and the natural rights of man. At the age of 37, Paine strove ...

(11 pages) 112 0 4.0 Jun/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

The Stamp Act Protest. After the French and Indian War. British tried to recover from Debt.

own Stamp Act. However, the protest of the colonist was such that the act was repealed and thus the American Revolution was soon under way.In order for the British to recover from their debt, the Brit ... away with the Stamp Act which has been said to be considered as one of the immediate causes of the American Revolution.

(2 pages) 119 0 3.8 May/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Literature of Protest

ing groups was literature. Some of the most famous protest literature in the world has its roots in American history. For example, some great American authors of protest literature include Thomas Pain ... ful yet eloquent prose made him a hero for the three great causes to which he devoted his life; the American Revolution, religious reform, and the natural rights of man. At the age of 37, Paine strove ...

(11 pages) 111 0 3.3 Jun/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Essay about Revolutionary War.

s in the past and almost all of them agreed that England could of easily crushed the America in the American Revolution, but the question still is: why didn't they?The odds of America wining the Revol ... taxing was allowed, so the government was relying on the donations, which weren't that great. Many American soldiers were armed with pitchforks, because American budget couldn't afford guns for all t ...

(3 pages) 107 0 4.4 Oct/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers

Thomas Jefferson

ia. He was admitted to the bar in 1767 and practiced until 1774, when the courts were closed by the American Revolution.He had inherited a considerable landed estate from his father, and doubled it by ...

(5 pages) 323 1 3.2 Oct/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Politicians

The Articles of Confederation

AP American HistoryEssay- Articles of Confederation 9/30/96It would have been very difficult to run an ... overnment under the Articles of Confederation. Many of the great minds politically active after the American Revolution realized this; thus arrived the birth of one of the greatest political documents ...

(2 pages) 56 0 5.0 Sep/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Banastre Tarleton and the American Revolution

Banastre Tarleton was a renowned British officer who fought for Great Britain in the American Revolution. Nicknamed "The Butcher", he was notorious and reviled by his colonial adversari ... day the 13th in December 1776, Tarleton and his superior Harcourt rode in search of Charles Lee, an American general. They were successful in capturing him, bringing Tarleton even more popularity amon ... as dispatched to pursue the retreating colonials and capture them. Tarleton soon caught up with the American soldiers and unleashed a vicious attack against them. The commander of the Virginians was C ...

(2 pages) 77 2 4.5 Nov/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars