U.S. History Essays Examples For College & High School Students in PDF

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A Paper on the Life of Christopher Columbus (2206 words, 3 pages)

Christopher Columbus was born between August and the end of October of the year 1451. His birthplace was an ancient city of Genoa. His father and grandfather were both woolen weavers who moved from town to town of the Genoese Republic for at least three generations. Due to his facial ... Read More

A Study on the Ideal of Chinese System of Control (3250 words, 4 pages)

It would be impossible to disagree with the statement that Chinese kinship is based on male predominance. In fact this statement may even be under-emphasizing the control and absolute power that males wield across all levels of Chinese society. Of course, where their power initially comes from though, is through ... Read More

A Review of the Book Emperor of China, a Biography of Chinese Emperor Kang-hsi (962 words, 3 pages)

Chinese History - Emperor Kang-hsi Emperor Kang-hsi ruled China from 1661 to 1722 and his reign is captured by Jonathan D. Spences book Emperor of China. The different chapters of the book deal with certain aspects of the Emperors life. Aspects that the history books to normally deal with. The ... Read More

An Analysis of the Burlingame Treaty of 1868 (1017 words, 2 pages)

Between the years of 1860 and 1960, there was a massive income of immigrants to the United States. These immigrants we a huge chunk of the labor population and there fore were the backbones of our labor supply. We surely owe them many thanks because they helped to build the ... Read More

A Short Essay on China as a Communist Country (268 words, 1 pages)

China is a Communist Country. How? Sometimes people who dont understand much about China may wonder why China became a communist country. Why the economy and the citizens are so restricted in China? Today we will discuss about the beginning of communism in China. Marxism was introduced in China when ... Read More

An Examination of Taiwan’s Issues with China (4711 words, 7 pages)

In the 1990s Taiwan began to pose a very complex challenge to the international community. The issue is Taiwans attempt to reverse the one China policy. From Taiwan position on the one China issue is simple, it does not want to become part of Chinas Communist regime. It is not ... Read More

A Paper on 1986 Chernobyl Power Plant Reactor Overheat (777 words, 1 pages)

In 1986, a reactor overheated at the Chernobyl Power Plant in former Soviet Union (which is now Ukraine) and caused a meltdown in the core. Deadly radioactive material was released into the air after there were explosions at the power plant. The radioactivity that the people of Chernobyl were exposed ... Read More

A Study on Xhosa Woman (564 words, 1 pages)

I propose to study a Xhosa woman (Florence) with no specific tribal ties, who married a member of a prominent, albeit poor, Pondo family. After living in Pondoland (Transkei) they eventually moved ( 1990) to a farm is Swellendam (our farm), along with 2 other families. This move brought about ... Read More

A Paper on the Changes in the Victorian Age (325 words, 1 pages)

The changes in the Victorian Age, approximately 69 years long, contributed more to the advancement of the world than the other two thousand years of its existence. It was a time of expansion, reform, and technological advancement. Thus mark twain was essentially correct in saying that British history is two ... Read More

A Paper on the Life of Jerry Evert (2079 words, 9 pages)

Like many young men of his generation, Jerry Evert overflowed with enthusiasm. The tall lanky youth known affectionately as, Big Ev excelled at sports, especially basketball. At some point Evert developed a fondness for airplanes. But more important, Jerry Evert loved his country. That love would guide his decision to ... Read More

An Essay on Mao Tse-Tung (2027 words, 3 pages)

Mao Tse-Tung is to this day, viewed by many as a father of communism, on par with Lenin, Stalin and other heroes of the old Soviet Union. He is deified by the ruling Chinese communist party and is seen as a brilliant tactician and ideologue by Marxist-Leninists and mainstream communists ... Read More

Cecil Rhode’s Opinion of British’s Rights to Conquer Land in the World (1034 words, 2 pages)

At the end of the nineteenth century, the leaders of European nations were eager to expand their empires for economic gains, and the British were no exception. In Confession of Faith, great imperialist and wealthy diamond mine owner Cecil Rhodes asserts his opinion of Britains right to conquer land in ... Read More

Causes of the Roman Downfall (642 words, 1 pages)

Causes of the Roman Downfall Roman Empire was strong for a time. It was founded on geography, family values, military strength, and wise leadership. Roman art and society is the basis for Western Civilization and is very important to analyze its downfall to prevent downfall in the future. The Roman ... Read More

Collision of Powers and Causes of the French Revolution (469 words, 2 pages)

Causes of the French Revolution- The statement citing the essential cause of the French Revolution as the "collision between a powerful, rising bourgeoisie and an entrenched aristocracy defending it's privileges" has great pertinence in summarizing the conflict of 1789. The causes of the French Revolution, being provoked by this collision ... Read More

Brad Brink’s Moral Dilemmas of Celia, a Slave (1202 words, 2 pages)

Brad Brink Prof. Wheeler History 221 November 20, 2000 Moral Dilemmas of Celia, A Slave Melton McLaurins book Celia, A Slave is the account of the trial, conviction, and execution of a female slave for the murder of her master in 1855. The author uses evidence compiled through studying documents ... Read More

A Biography of Samuel De Champlain (1366 words, 2 pages)

CHAMPLAIN One of the Great Explorers Samuel de Champlain discovered and rediscovered many locations in the New World. He was trained in seamanship, navigation and map making. Champlain wrote a book on how the Indians lived. The book had the best information about the Indians at that time. He made ... Read More

An Analysis of the Century of Furnace (566 words, 1 pages)

CENTURY OF FURNACE The 18th century was the Century of the Furnace and industrial revolution glowed China, India, and West. In Europe, there were new ways of thinking strengthened and disrupted. Also, American Revolution strained between Europe and colonies. In Finland mission was calculate the shape of the world. French ... Read More

An Analysis of the Industrial Revolution in Britain (1904 words, 3 pages)

The industrial revolution in Britain was a long and gradual development. The favorable conditions in England were why industrialization took place earlier and faster than other countries at the time. The lack of physical barriers and the many canals helped with transportation of goods. Coalfields and thick forests, located close ... Read More

An Analysis of the Boston Massacre (697 words, 1 pages)

Boston Massacre On March 5, 1770, five colonists were killed and six wounded from British attack, who is to blame. Some people say Captain Thomas Preston was to blame other say it was brought on by the colonists. The actual event is subject to much controversy. Tensions were high at ... Read More

Main Characteristics of the First Bismarckian Alliance System 1879-1883 (2125 words, 3 pages)

What were the main characteristic features of the first Bismarckian Alliance system 1879-1883 ? During the 1870's in the aftermath of the creation of the German Empire, the main issues to vex the Great Powers were Austro-Russian rivalry in the Balkans, and German fear that such a rivalry might develop ... Read More

Life and Conquests of Alexander the Great (1104 words, 2 pages)

Alexander the Great The legend of the Gordian Knot stated that any man who could untie the knot would destined to rule the world. Alexander drew his sword and slashed the knot in two releasing the knot. Alexander's destiny would become true. Alexander was born on July 20th 356 B.E.C. ... Read More

Appeal for Amnesty Campaign in 1961 London (415 words, 3 pages)

In 1961, London lawyer Peter Benenson read about a group of students in Portugal who were arrested and jailed for raising a toast to freedom in a public restaurant. This incident prompted him to launch a one-year campaign called "Appeal for Amnesty 1961" in the London Observer. The "Appeal for ... Read More

The Battle of the Somme of 1916 (425 words, 1 pages)

The Battle of the Somme lasted from July 1916 to November 1916. It was easily one of the worst battles ever fought. This battle took place at the Somme River,which runs through Europe. The opposing armies fought in a line of trenches over 960 Kilometers long. The trenches stretched from ... Read More

The Battle of Little Big Horn (2185 words, 3 pages)

"Battle of Little Big Horn" The Battle of Little Big Horn was known as Custer's Last Stand. It was the most famous Indiana battle in American history. The battle was at the Little Big Horn River in what is now the state of Montana. General George Custer was commanding the ... Read More

Barbauld’s Prophecy and Blake’s Imagination in the Romantic Era (1175 words, 2 pages)

Barbauld's Prophecy and Blake's Imagination The Romantic Era was a time of widespread cultural, social, and political reform. Industrialization was taking the place of the agrarian lifestyle, which introduced problems such as higher poverty, a larger segregation of class, and overworking of both adults and children. The wars in America ... Read More

The Reforms of Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus in the Roman Republic (1656 words, 3 pages)

Few figures in Roman history had the unforeseen historical impact of Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus. Their careers prefigured so much of what led to the fall of the Roman Republic, which Scullard conveys when he says that they "...precipitated the revolution that overthrew the Republic" . The Gracchi brought about ... Read More

Reasons for and Consequences of the Battle of Antietam, Fought on September 17, 1862 (803 words, 1 pages)

The Battle of Antietam was fought on September 17, 1862. The United States Army of the Potomac led by General George B. McClellan fought against the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia led by General Robert E. Lee. The battle was fought along the Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg, Maryland. Both of ... Read More

A Biography of Anne Frank (581 words, 1 pages)

Anne Frank was born on June 12, 1929, in the German City of Frankfort. Anne Frank lived with her family in a nice house. Anne and her sister, Margots childhood was a secure place inhabited by loving parents, relatives and nurses. However, when the Nazis had gained power in some ... Read More

Why Was the Egyptian Civilization One of the Greatest in the World? (399 words, 1 pages)

The ancient Egyptian civilization was one of the greatest civilizations of the world. There are so many reasons why their civilization was great and why it lasted so many years. Do you know some of the reasons? Well I am going to tell you some of them. Two reasons why ... Read More

An Analysis of the Great Awakening in 1735 (732 words, 2 pages)

The Great Awakening of 1735-1745 was a reaction to a decline in piety and a carelessness of morals within the Congregational Churches of New England. Although the Great Awakening stimulated dramatic conversions and an increase in church membership, it also provoked conflicts and divisions within the established church. This striking ... Read More

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