It is virtually impossible to answer the question of whether America's farmers or industrial workers had it worse in the period 1865 through 1916, because issues of gender, culture, and race make it difficult, if not impossible, to generalize about people in either occupation. Furthermore, reg...

The Civil War changed America. It is one of the lower points in American history. While the change that this war brought to America cannot be disputed, there is a question as to its economic impact. Many numbers suggest that the Civil War, while it affected both Northern and Southern states, brought...

A former hero of the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson) has renounced fighting forever to raise his family in peace. Although once a wily, efficient and ferocious soldier, he marries a fine woman who bears him seven children and, under her influence, trades his violent past for a pe...

Midterm Essay #2: Topic #2 "Irish and African Americans" In the period of vast immigration into the United States and within it, the Irish and African Americans are very closely related in their experiences as immigrants and their experiences during and after their immigration. Their ...

"I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me." Abraham Lincoln to Albert G. Hodges April 4, 1864 (Donald page1) Abraham Lincolns only motive when he first took office, as president on February 23, 1861, was to preserve the broken Union. He ...

The 13th Amendment The 13th amendment was one of the most influential amendments to have ever been passed in our country. The passing of this amendment meant an ending to slavery and with that, an ending to an entire way of life. The Southern States that seceded from the union were forced to ...

The definition of war as stated by the Electric Law Library is a "contention by force; or the art of paralyzing the forces of an enemy." Inside of this definition there are all types of interpretations. There are private wars and public wars, local and national wars. National wars can b...

The Civil War was arguably the darkest moment in the history of America. For the first time brother fought brother and The Union had to fight to stay whole. Southern states believed in their right to own slaves and though Lincoln formally addressed that he would not interfere with that right, the s...

When dissecting the causes of the American Civil War, so many historians try to simplify the driving forces that one cannot truly appreciate the powerful and complex reasons for this momentous struggle. The causes of the Civil War are many, and not easily defined, but broken up into the categories ...

The Civil War was a great conflict between the Northern and Southern states of America. The principle cause of this war found its roots in the early 1800's as the Northern states moved away from farming towards manufacturing. Agriculture remained the most important way of making a living in the...

As a social and economic institution, slavery originated in the times when humans began farming instead of hunting and gathering. Slave labor became commonplace in ancient Greece and Rome. Slaves were created through the capture of enemies, the birth of children to slave parents, and means of puni...

THE INEVITABILITY OF THE BREAKUP OF THE UNIONBy Sam TookerThe breakup of the Union was inevitable. The south was always going to secede; it was just a question of when. The southern and northern states varied on many issues. There were deep economic, social, and political differences between the ...

A former hero of the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson) has renounced fighting forever to raise his family in peace. Although once a sly, efficient and ferocious soldier, he marries a fine woman who bears him seven children and, under her influence, trades his violent past for a pea...

A Rose for Emily, among several of William Faulkner's short stories, is always the favorite of anthologists. This strange story of love, obsession, and death enjoys special favor and regard among both readers and critics. William Faulkner is widely considered to be one of the greatest American ...

Thomas Jefferson once said, "Maintaining slavery was like holding a wolf by its ears. You didn't like it, but you didn't dare let it go." (Civil War) Slavery was apart of this nation's birth. It would be the deciding factor in the separation from North and South. The separa...

The American Civil War, from 1861-1865, marked one of the most permanent changes in American history; transforming the country economically, politically and socially, leading to the virtual reconstruction of a burgeoning nation. Whilst the war increased northern prosperity, the South's entire socie...

THE LIFE OF A BLACK CIVIL WAR HERO:ROBERT SMALLSBYJIMMY K. A. CROSS1 OCTOBER 1998 The United States of America was founded on the principles of equality and opportunity for all. In the 1800's these principles were not strictly adhered to by all and a tremendous battle ensued. That battle was t...

The American Civil WarThe Civil War was a brutal war between the North and South of America over the issue of slavery, which was spurred on by the secession of the southern states from the Union of a America.At the time slavery was one of the main issues in America that caused a disagreement between...

Why America Fought the Civil WarMany call it the War Between the States, and while it is known more commonly as the Civil War, there was nothing civil about it. It tore a nation apart, and forever changed the course of the United States. It wrecked countless homes, and only slightly fewer lives we...

The Era of Reconstruction following the Civil War was a period marked by an intense struggle to restore a worn-out and devastated society. The war, which was aimed at confronting the national problem of slavery, only led to subsequent dilemmas over emancipation and an undefined condition of freedom...

The constitution of the United States reads; "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." In the 1830's, there existed a deep divisio...

The Civil War was the mot devastating war in the history of the United States and there have been millions of books written on the subject. I have found that it is difficult to find books that are based on fact without a lot of personal bias from the writer. This makes it hard to determine what wo...