Category: American Revolution

  • The Culture of Death in the American Civil War

    Table of Contents Introduction Main Thesis Main Sources Secondary Sources Conclusion Bibliography Footnotes Introduction Death is a natural and inevitable part of life, feared by some and accepted by others. The article “Civil War and the Art of Dying” focuses on how death was perceived during that era and their ways of following the norms…

  • The Americas in the Age of Revolution 1750-1850

    Table of Contents Introduction Approach to American revolutions adopted by Langley Three revolutions: commonalities and differences Advantages of Langley’s approach and findings Conclusion Works Cited Introduction The present-day literature has much research available on all issues connected with the emergence of the USA, the development of the country, the fight for independence in the period…

  • Could the American Civil War Be Avoided?

    The American Civil War is well known, primarily because it started because of the institution of slavery. All people in the North and South were influenced by the brutal and costly war that lasted four chaotic years (“The North and the South”). The bloody conflict of the industrial North against the agrarian South claimed the…

  • Reconstruction After the American Civil War

    Annotated Bibliography Brosnan, Anne Marie. “Representations of race and racism in the textbooks used in southern black schools during the American Civil War and Reconstruction era, 1861–1876.” Paedagogica Historica 52, no. 6 (2016): 718-733. The Civil War was followed by a period of reconstruction within which significant changes in society ensued. Amongst some of the…

  • The History of American Revolution and Revolutionists

    Introduction In the early 1600s, Great Britain started establishing colonies along the North America’s Atlantic coast from Florida in the south and Newfoundland in the North. Virginia was the first successful colony. In the 17 Century, more immigrants moved to the United States from Europe by travelling across the Atlantic Ocean. Most of the immigrants…

  • Religious Influences on the Revolutionary War

    Table of Contents Introduction Literature review The interaction of religion and politics in the USA Relation of religion and politics during the Revolutionary War Conclusion References Introduction This paper is devoted to studying the influence of religion on the course of the Revolutionary War. The study examined various aspects of the relationship between religion, politics,…

  • Patriots in the American Revolution

    Table of Contents Introduction Patriots: Civic Engagement, and Ethical Considerations Creation of the First American Government Creation of the Second American Government Bibliography Introduction The mid-18th century has witnessed significant historical changes in the political arena. One of those changes is the emergence of a new county and a nation, the United States of America.…

  • Economic Inequality as the Key Reason for the American Civil War

    The Civil War was a brutal American conflict dating back to 1861 – 1865 that revolved around slavery and freedom. The shots of Fort Sumter, a small South Carolina Island, marked the beginning of the Civil War. The bloodiest conflict in American history was inevitable because the differences in human rights and living standards between…

  • Indians in the American Revolutionary Era

    Corn Tassel, Speech at Treaty Talks with Virginia and North California, 1777 This document presents a reply from George Corn Tassel, the Cherokee leader, to the claim of the North Carolina government to enter Cherokee lands. The speech of this leader is polite and convincing as it aims at the provision of strong arguments towards…