Essays on History of The United States

Americans continue to honor John F. Kennedy as the greatest president of all time. Due to his deeds during the Cold War, the Soviet Union recognized John F. Kennedy as a man of wisdom in conflict resolution in 1992, making it more obvious to the rest of the world. (Henretta...

The Cherokee people resisted and fought to keep control of their territory for the recently recognized Cherokee nation. By 1828, John Loss had assumed leadership of the country. Georgia's legislature deemed the Cherokee constitution invalid and proclaimed a state of armed occupation. In Worcester v. Georgia, the Cherokee petitioned the...

The goal of the expansion of the Reconstruction era was to give African Americans equitable protection. However, as a result of its failure, white nationalists encouraged the use of violence and intimidation against black people. It didn't take long for the whites to reclaim power and pass laws that were...

The American Revolution and the Goals of Independence The American Revolution was an uprising against British imperial rulers. Its objectives were to acquire sovereignty over the European state system and to free itself from tyranny. It also sought to establish a system of self-government, declare equal rights for all citizens, and...

The American people s lives underwent economic, political, and social transformation as a result of World Wars I and II. The war did, in fact, have a devastating effect on almost every aspect of American culture, including women and minorities. Racism enabled the emergence of hatred by bringing about racial...

People from various ethnicities lived in the British colonies. The majority of people living in the southern colonies were settlers looking to amass riches and economic benefits, while the majority of people living in the northern colonies were people fleeing religious persecution. However, the Americans became frustrated with years of...

The Impact of the Discovery of America The globe underwent a sea change after America was discovered. During the Columbian exchange and the eras before it, America's strategic location, human potential, and resource endowment provided a chance to advance agriculture, trade, societal development, and commerce. The modern United States of America...

The beginning of the American industrial revolution in the 19th century marked the beginning of the progressivism society. It gets its principles and foundation from the founding fathers of America's concept of a united front working toward a common objective. Great discoveries that propelled the American economy to a top-tier...

Black people were treated as second-class citizens and inferior to their white counterparts, and this resulted in the fight for civil rights for African-Americans and Afro-Cubans in both Cuba and the United States. Although the degree to which black people experienced racial discrimination varied between the two nations due to...

On December 6, 1833, John Singleton Mosby, also known as the Gray Ghost, was born. He subsequently rose to the position of chief commander of the Confederate army's cavalry battalion during the American Civil War. He was the leader of a group of partisan hunters known as the Mosby's Raiders...

A Fig of Virtue! Iago's soliloquy is a well-known speech in which he discusses the essence of virtue. Although Iago's speech appears to have the correct meaning to the audience, his motivations were selfish. He obviously wishes Roderigo to keep trying to convince his lover Desdemona, who later married another...

Thomas Lanier Williams - The Man Behind the Name Tennessee Williams Thomas Lanier Williams, who went by the stage name Tennessee Williams, was a writer who resided from 1911 to 1983. He is regarded by many as the greatest dramatist of his time. Due to both his Southern dialect and the...