America, like any other nation, has always relied heavily on agriculture. Differing from other nations, however, is the problems that agriculture has created through America's brief history. It can be argued that the Civil War was started by agriculture; the South developed as an agricultural...

. In our Nation the economic structure has been through several turbulent times that saw recession. The 1940's were a time of economic infancy as the "New Deal" mentality and the continued revitalizing of the economy was the thinking prior to 1941 when the Japanese attacked the Unite...

The intercalary chapters in Steinbeck's Grapes Of Wrath serve as a literary device designed to show the general social and economic elements of America at the time. Due to the economic crisis plaguing the nation, the plight of the American farmer became increasingly difficult. The contrast betw...

The period from 1690 to 1760 saw massive changes in the social, political and economic landscape of early America. Because of the importance of travel and agriculture, the first colonies grew along the coasts. The colonies were self-sufficient and had distinct cultures. However, they we...

Until American Civil War, the industrial development was not powerful in America. Most of industries were depend on the Europe. However, the America industries developed the most powerful in 1900. during the nineteen centuries, many inventions helped to developed industries in America. For example, ...

The Civil War began in 1861 with the conflict at Fort Sumter, South Carolina and ended when General Lee surrendered to General Grant in Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia in 1865. However, the sectional conflict between the North and the South began long before the war. Many people believe the main c...

Slavery played an important role in the economic growth of a young America. "It grew like a cancer, at first slowly, almost imperceptibly, then inexorably, as colonists eager for material gain imported hundreds of thousands of Africans to toil in their fields (Kolchin, 4)." Although eco...

Despite the horror of the word slavery we have to admit that slaves have played a big role in rising big empires. For example the Egyptians used slaves to build their majestic pyramids, the Chinese and Indian used slaves for large-scale construction and agricultural and the Hebrews also used slave...

Slavery was an economically viable institution between the years 1500 and 1860. When people started to come to America, they had to start an entirely new life, which took a lot of work. Some people looked towards slavery as a way to augment their workforce. Slavery proved important to the foundation...

A concept in which has been utilized by millions of people in hundreds of different situations, is the concept of civil disobedience. These ideas do not turn to anarchy but they remain civil. In 1845, Thoreau published an essay outlining the concept of civil disobedience. The ideas he had can be use...

The United States produced a lot of propaganda posters during WWI. Most explained that we should eat certain foods so we can send the rest "Over There" to help our troops. Also many of the posters pushed us to work harder. Explaining that the work we do is for our men in Europe. There...

The rise of the United States as a world power in the twentieth century was based on the reation of a specialized regional structure in the nineteenth century. Four major elements helped evolve America¡s nineteenth century regional structure from the agriculture based, post-independence country tha...

At the beginning of American history, agriculture was the main economic foundation. Profits gained from crops such as tobacco helped the country to prosper. Though by the late nineteenth century, new technology and the famous industrial revolution shifted the economic foundation of the United States...

Slavery is the South Essay #3 Slavery played a dominating and critical role in much of Southern life. In the struggle for control in America, slavery was the South's stronghold and the hidden motive behind many political actions and economic statistics. By dominating Southern life, sla...

James Monroe was president during the "Era of Good Feelings". It was called that because there were few political battles and his Democratic-Republican party ruled almost unopposed. It was a transitional period in which the nations democratic institutions and capitalist economy were takin...

The Gilded Age brought about many reforms in many ways affecting basically all ways of life of the people in America. The churches started their change with the physical appearance of the churches. The church house went from a homely little building to an extravagant building representing the wealth...

There were many strengths of both the union and confederate states. But the most abundant strengths belonged to the Union. Such was the very large population. This enabled the Yanks to have more people to go to war, more people to work the industry, more people to supply goods by farming them, and m...

The Progressive Reform era marked a huge change in American society. By the turn of the 20th century, society was becoming increasingly urbanized, with families moving to the city to find work in industries that had not existed even a few years before. Cities had always existed, of course, but the...

The following changes in European and English society produced a landless class. Primogeniture, caused children other than the oldest son to be left without land, money, or any inheritance whatsoever. The enclosure movement closed off all pastureland, reducing the amount of farmland. And ...

Puritans and Planters are the two original groups that founded this country. This paper will examine the similarities and differences between them and today's society. The Puritan society was highly concerned with education. Like today, it was a cornerstone of their society. They believe...

The British Colonies to America Today In 1588, the British victory over Spain Armada gave them the craving to colonize lands in the New World. Many failures led to the success of the British colonies. An example of a failed colony was the first settlement. Roanoke Island founded by Sir Walter ...

Thomas Jefferson envisioned America as a nation of yeoman farmers, the small family farm, self-supporting and bartering for other goods. Now, the only place this type of agriculture exists is on labels or commercials. Farming has become far more industrialized, emphasizing the desire for profit abov...

In early America, the southern states quickly realized that crops such as tobacco and cotton were very much in demand. The land and climate were excellent for the growth of these crops and slave labor was perfectly suited for the jobs. Most importantly to the growers, slave labor was very cheap. ...

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 punish...

The Columbian Exposition of 1893 In 1890, Congress approved a World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America. During the second half of the 19th century there were fairs and expositions held in London, Paris, and other great cities thr...