Essays on American History

Americans were fleeing economically demolished areas such as the Dust Bowl but as the saying goes, “ You can run but you can’t hide.” This goes for both individuals and businesses such as banks. The Great Depression impacted everyone. Banks were hit hard immediately after...

America in the 1920s was a period of great change. This was the decade in which there was mass production, jazz, cinema, dating, and the introduction of prohibition. Life was very great for all Americans and so that is why this time period is known...

Writing about the Civil War leads almost unconsciously to think of slavery, an incomprehensible institution in our society, condemnable, detestable and uncomfortable. The slave was neither more nor less than a human being owned by another, had no legal or political representation, had no rights...

Patrick Henry once gave a speech that was so good it would literally change America’s whole point of view. When he spoke to the delegates at the Virginia convention. His speech became known everywhere and would never be forgotten. The reason the United States was...

Spain had arrived and discovered the New World but England benefited more. England was very involved in the New World, they defeated people for their land and explored more than others.              English victory win was over Spain’s leader, King...

Historically, as connections between countries grow, the swapping of cultural foods and dishes increases as well. No longer is it hard to find specific foods or spices in countries that are not the origin country. Globalization creates accessibility making an Italian culture that no longer...

Throughout history there has been much diversity, complexity, and sophisticated nature from pre-Columbian to Colonial North America. These events that occurred had helped transform what America is today. From the Columbian exchange to colonial encounters to revolution, which forms a type of identity – an...

The first thing to clarify: what is the definition of a hippie, specifically from the 60’s? According to Merriam-Webster, a hippie is “usually young person who rejects the mores of established society (as by dressing unconventionally or favoring communal living) and advocates a nonviolent ethic.”...

Manifest Destiny is a philosophy created hundreds of years ago, and still lives on in the world today. The idea of Manifest Destiny was a good idea because of the reasoning to expand west, but the consequences of it were what made it a bad...

American Women are known to be strong and resilient because of the endurance and perseverance that the first colonial women modeled in Jamestown. The women of Jamestown were raped, made to stifle their ambitions , and forced to endure intensive manual labor. Researchers have discovered...