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HIST 311 American Studies I: Topic 10: Great influences of the 1800s
There was much that occurred in the United States during the 19th century which has left a substantial impact on the nation of today. To begin, the United States added many new states and acquired territories spanning from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean and beyond, and from sunny Puerto Rico to frigid Alaska. This…
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HIST 311 American Studies I: Topic 9: Inevitability of Civil War
The American Civil War was the bloodiest conflict ever fought on American soil. Its driving factor was over the issue of slavery, and for those who wish to deny that fact you can look up the letters of secession that multiple states who joined the Confederacy drafted and signed, such as Mississippi’s. Also, should you…
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HIST 311 American Studies I: Topic 8: What If…?
In the 1830s and 40s, the United States and Mexico were in a state of contention. Mexico would go on to lose a war against the temporarily independent Republic of Texas and then the United States soon after. They would lose much as a result, but what would things look like if they didn’t? When…
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HIST 311 American Studies I: Topic 7: Living in the 1820s
If I were to be living in the 1820s in America my first concern besides the necessities would be the way in which the government had begun to conduct itself. While the expansion of our territory would not be the most horrible thing, especially the acquisition of Spanish Florida, it prevents us from taking a…
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HIST 311 American Studies I: Topic 6: Impacts On American Culture during the 1700s
When it comes to impacts on American Culture, one of the first prominent impacts was the French and Indian War/7 Years War. In that conflict, the British and the French fought hard not only in North America but across the globe in something akin to a world war. The victory of the British secured its…
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HIST 311 American Studies I: Topic 5: When Revolution Became Inevitable
The point at which the American Revolutionary War became inevitable had to have been when the British carried out the plan to march from Boston to seize the militia storehouses in Lexington and Concord. Before that point, tension had definitely been on the rise for the past decade. The multiple acts levied by British Parliament…
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HIST 311 American Studies I: Topic 4: Ranking the Impacts
Out of the subjects of religion, science, war, and law, it is difficult to narrow down what has been most impactful to the United States. This list will consist of my opinions, from least to greatest. I would say that religion ranks as the least impactful, although it has been important in shaping the way…
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HIST 311 American Studies I: Topic 3: To be around in the 1720s
In order to form an idea as to what would have probably been my concerns in the 1720s, its must be recognized that the worries of the rich would be somewhat different than those of the poor. For the sake of simplicity, the area will be narrowed down to the area of England, and/or the…
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HIST 311 American Studies I: Topic 2: Impacts
In regards to history, actions by people tends to have an impact on the area around them, leaving traces, be it from flint shards and bone flutes in caves to rusted weapons buried in desert sands. The impacts can also be cultural, and so we shall focus upon the impacts left on American Culture by…
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HIST 311 American Studies I: Topic 1: Legacies
In centuries past the Delaware River was inhabited by a people known as the Lenape. In the 1600s the Swedes and Finns arrived in the area, bringing along what one would expect of Europeans: their ideas, items and illnesses. Despite these newcomers and the on-and-off Dutch presence, the area found itself in a state of…
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