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Papers On Colonial & Pre-Colonial America
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“The Battle of Saratoga”
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A twenty five page paper which looks at the strategies involved in the Battle of Saratoga of 1777, and the events which led up to this turning-point in the War of Independence. The paper considers such factors as the difficulties which the British commanders found in implementing their military tactics, the problems which arose as a result of poor communication in the field, the importance of intelligence and counter-intelligence in several of the American victories prior to Saratoga and the part that the murder of Jane McCrea played in motivating the colonists outside of the New England region into joining the conflict.
Bibliography lists 9 sources
Filename: JLSaratoga.wps
“The seasoning process as applied to African slaves”
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A five page paper which looks at the acculturation process known as seasoning by which African captives were psychologically subjugated in order to ensure their cultural dislocation and their acceptance of the slave system, and the effect this had both on the African nations of the time and the later development of the Black American community.
Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: JLseason.rtf
“The Underground Railroad”
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A seven page paper which looks at the network known as the Underground Railroad, which was instrumental in assisting plantation slaves to escape the North and Canada in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and at some of the prominent figures who contributed to the development and maintenance of the Railroad.
Bibliography lists 6 sources
Filename: JLRail.rtf
“W. Smith’s perceptions of Indian and White Culture in the 1700s”
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A twenty page paper which looks at an excerpt from Smith’s ‘Historical Account of the Expedition against the Ohio Indians’ and analyses his commentary with reference to the cultural and religious practices of the Native population in relation to that of the white settlers, his assumption of superior civilisation on the part of the whites and the way in which similar attitudes can also be seen in other multi-cultural situations such as the relationship between the English and the Irish and the constraints of the slave-owning plantation society.
Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: JLSmith.rtf
"Common Sense" by Thomas Paine
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This 3 page paper answers some specific questions about Thomas Paine's pamphlet "Common Sense." Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: HVPaine.rtf
"Declaring Rights"
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This 5 page paper discusses some of the disagreements between the Federalists and anti-Federalists revealed in the documents of the time. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: HVDecRts.rtf
"How Did American Slavery Begin?": A Review of the Book By Edward Countryman
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A 5 page overview of the historical provided in the five separate essays which comprise this book. Comments on the injustice of one reviewers comments and provides a review which is targeted toward illuminating the common ideas and themes in the essays contained in "How Did American Slavery Begin". Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPslaveBg.wps
"Remember the Ladies!" Abigail Adams, Author.
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(5pp) As the wife of the second president, and the
mother of the sixth, Abigail Adams was in a
historic "front-row seat" to record America's early
times and political history. She did this through
active correspondence, and has provided a valuable
and often humorous insight into the times.
Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: BBaadams.doc
"Rise to Rebellion" by Jeff Shaara
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A 5 page paper review which also examines
various points of interest and argument in Jeff Shaara's "Rise to Rebellion." No additional
sources cited.
Filename: RAshaara.rtf
"The American Privateers"
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This 5 page report discusses Donald Chidsey's 1962 book
about the ways in which acts of war were committed by privately owned and operated
ships during the earliest wars of the United States. Bibliography lists only the primary
source.
Filename: BWampriv.rtf
"The Deal" at the 1787 Philadelphia Convention
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This 3 page paper discusses the three-fifths compromise reached at the Philadelphia Constitutional Convention in 1787. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HVThDeal.rtf
"The Many-Headed Hydra": Globalism and Economics in the Revolutionary Atlantic
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A 5 page overview of the book by Peter Linebaugh and Marcus Rediker. Emphasizes that history is replete with examples of various forms of forays designed with the idea of economic profit. In the United States one of the most interesting periods in this regard was during the Revolutionary era. In "The Many-Headed Hydra: Sailors, Slaves, Commoners, and the Hidden History of the Revolutionary Atlantic" authors Peter Linebaugh and Marcus Rediker detail how our shores were viewed as great economic opportunity by a variety of foreign interests. Their attempts as a monopoly would be foiled, however, by the collective efforts of some of Americas most destitute classes. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPecnHis.wps
"The Puritan Dilemma" by Edmund Sears Morgan
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A 5 page paper which analyzes
the book "The Puritan Dilemma" by Edmund Sears Morgan, a book that details much of
the life of John Winthrop. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAmorgnpur.wps
"The War of American Independence" by Don Higginbotham
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A 3 page summary and analysis of Don Higginbotham's work "The War of American Independence." No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAhighis.rtf
1676/ Stephen S. Webb
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A 5 page research paper that examines the thesis proposed by historian Stephen S .Webb in his book '1676: The End of American Independence.' Webb suggests that the root cause of the discord during 1676 was the independent ways of the American colonists and that their submission to empire was its cure. The writer argues against this position, while discussing the details of Bacon's Rebellion and King Philip's War. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: 001676.rtf
A Comparison of the Causative Factors in the French and American Revolutions
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A 5 page discussion of the societal problems which spawned these two revolutions. This paper emphasizes that while the French Revolution was fought to end an absolute monarchy, the American Revolution was fought to preserve the independence to which American colonists had grown accustomed. Includes five pages of text and a one-page free outline. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPrevol2.rtf
A Comparison of Two American Colonial Regions
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This 4 page paper examines the New England region as well as the South in colonial America. The regions are compared and contrasted.
Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: SA444two.rtf
A History of Values and Attitudes in America
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This 10 page paper discusses the values and attitudes that formed in America as a result of the beliefs and attitudes of those who settled the country. It touches on such epochs as the Civil War, the Revolutionary War, the Westward expansion and the colonies. Bibliography lists 30 sources.
Filename: HVHisVal.rtf
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