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 ...

Elitism and Racial inequalities The birth of the 20th century brought forth many industrial and social innovations. With these innovations came many racial and economical inequalities. Race has always been an issue throughout the history of our nation, but it was enlarged with the huge wave of Eu...

As the United States recovered from the Civil War and problems with segregation were being resolved the United States went through a major revolution in the industrial sector. Between 1860 and 1900 the United States went from being one of the slowest countries in industrial growth to one of the la...

Reform movements in the early and mid nineteenth century were popular in the still infant nation of the United States. As the country became more stable politically, more concentration was placed on furthering the quality of life for all American citizens. As the reform movements became more popula...

During the times of immigration to the United States conflicts arose between the Yankees and Catholic immigrants. These two cultures, which couldn't have been more different at that time, were separated as two classes on the political spectrum. Secret farming organizations like members of th...

The reconstruction process beginning in 1865 brought on new race relations in America that would change the lives of every American. After the Civil War, newly freed slaves faced many challenges. Whites, especially in the South regarded blacks as inferior more than ever. While blacks were trying to ...

The statue of liberty The Statue of Liberty holds great significance to the United States of America, because it is the birth symbol of our country. This spectacular figure is the center for all citizens of the United States patriotism, and it is a symbol that unites all citizens as one. Most imp...

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...

In a proposed bill to form a commission to examine the institution of slavery, its subsequent racial and economic discriminations, and the impact of these forces on living African-Americans, Representative John Conyers wrote, "Approximately 4,000,000 Africans and their descendants were enslaved...

There were many country-splitting issues that characterized the United States in the 1800s. A major one of these was Manifest Destiny, the belief that the United States was destined to extend its territory west to the Pacific Ocean. The country separated as many people supported the idea, and many o...

How Economy Differences between the North and the South and the Pattern of Railroad Construction Fed Sectional Tensions before the Civil War. As the U.S. economy advanced and grew in size, each region of the country developed its own characteristics. The move toward industry made the regional di...

"If you have two people running in a mile race around a track and one has a ball and chain tied around his leg for three laps, you can't take the ball and chain off for the final lap and still expect him to win" Jesse Jackson's aide, Frank Watkins once stated. Many African Americans in the Uni...

Just judging from the "tale of the tape" immediately before the Second American Revolution broke out, it is amazing that the South managed to battle so valiantly for so long, dragging out the fight for several years, before finally being forced to give in to the North. The North possessed ...

American History 4th of July 1877 Today we are gathered to celebrate not only America's birthday but also the birthday of this community of Cambellsville, Iowa. This community is just three years old, a baby when compared America. This community has been a beacon of...

Attacked Groups Throughout American history, there were many groups that were victims of attacks. Some of these include African Americans, Jews, immigrants, and American Indians. Over all, I believe that the group that suffered the most was the African American population because of their diff...

By 1860, the North and the South had developed into two different regions; the North was an industrial society while the South was an agrarian society dependent on "King Cotton" and slave labor. The Northern industrial economy was comprised of a mutual relationship of wheat and the expans...

The American Dream The American Dream changes if you ask different American citizens. Some will tell you it's the ideal family with money, love, and goals; like the Brady Bunch. Other Americans, such as immigrants, just want a life free of ...

In the nineteenth century, supporters of slavery in used legal, religious, and economic arguments to defend the institution of slavery. Southern plantation owners depended heavily on slavery. Cotton, their main export, required tedious slave labor. Thus, southern supporters of slavery employed whate...

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 two of the problems that caused the Civil War were secession and slavery which Abraham Lincoln eventually started to send soldiers and started the civil war. Even though there were still many problems left after the war, the Federal government came up with a number of solutions to them. Due to ...

All Men Created Equal America has undergone incredible hardships as a nation. No issue has had more impact on the development of the American definition of freedom than the issue of slavery. Did the Constitution specify which men were created equal? Surprisingly enough the phrase "all men are ...

Kel Hayes Ethnic Studies November 7, 2000 Summary Essay "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest tossed to me." These words welcomed millions of emigrants to the United...

John Hope Franklin's "The Free Negro in North Carolina, 1790-1860", written in 1943, examines the growth, legal status, and economic and social life of the free Negro in North Carolina. Franklin's purpose was to clarify and explain the status of the free Negro in North Carolina...

Civil War Prediction It is after close observation of both sides that I have come to the conclusion that it is the Confederate Army who will win the Civil War. The South is blessed with superior leadership and a greater motivation than the North could ever hope ...

In 1851 at ......... the United States of America engaged in its bloodiest war ever. This Civil War was fought on our own ground, between our own people, between Northerners and Southerners. Economics, Influential writings, and expansion may have fueled the war, but the main underlying cause for w...