North American History Essays and Term Papers

was possibly one of the most influential and significant documents in the debate over the ratification of the Constitution. The speech took place on October 6th, 1787, during the Philadelphia Assembly, less than a month after the Constitution…

known as the Reconstruction, was considered by many people to be a failure. Although the two main goals of the reconstruction, giving blacks civil rights, and re-uniting the Confederate and Union states, were met, they weren't stretched out to completio…

ways. He was called a saint, a sinner, a prophet, a madman, a traitor, and even a "father" of confederation. There are many reasons why there is such a wide range of views regarding this man. He is a saint because he gave the Métis the gift…

of Independence The Declaration of Independence has been called the most important document in modern history. It has also been called the "birth certificate of America" (Kullen, 1996) Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration in a brick-layered…

benefit from having a leader who kills citizens of his own nation only out of prejudice? Could a citizen of this same country be able to pay taxes knowing that the revenue generated would be used to support terrorists causes around the world? Moreover…

peaceful coexistence between his confederacy and the European settlers. In an essay, describe what was the Indians' motivation for peace and, ultimately, what factors led to conflict. All References are to the book Nation of Nations A Concise…

Martin Luther King, Jr., nor is he a president like George Washington. Most people don't think he's special, but I think he's special because he helps me through life and teaches me about responsibility. He's my dad; I love and respect him. He doesn't…

its brief turn came, it had to be the biggest, the loudest, and the brightest. A calamity gave it birth, and a calamity ended it. It was a decade of giants, like none before or since. Before we went through this chapter I really didn't know what happene…

and you would probably not be satisfied with the definition. This is because what was extreme in the 60s and 70s may not be extreme now. Mainstream America has changed and its view of extremist groups has changed with it making the definition…

encounters between separate European nations and separate native populations were all distinctive. If we are to look at specific examples of the encounters, whether the motives were religious economic or a hybrid of the two, the effect was largely…