American History

The Populist and the Progressives were reform movements born on the midst of Americas growing economical problems and social issues during late 1800 and early 1900. They are people from all walks of life who stand for their rights and fights for it. Populist members were mostly from the farmers sector. They were triggered to raise their grievances due to the remarkable dropping of the prices of their products and the corruption in the government. Progressives are those who came from the middle...

Culture is usually defined as a set of beliefs and values that affect the attitude and behavior of an individual. However it can also be defined as borrowed beliefs and values that affect attitudes and behaviors. Every country has its own culture however some countries have a blend of two or more cultures primarily due to the existing population diversity. One example of such a country is the United States of America (USA). The country has a population of approximately 250,000,000 and a size that...

Many people agree that the resignation of President Nixon due to his involvement in the Watergate scandal is enough evidence that the constitution of the United States works. Other people believe that it was a good lesson for other presidents who took power later that they must be honest in their acts.  Although he resigned before he was impeached, there was enough evidence that he had committed an impeachable crime. Impeachment of President Nixon The United States constitution provides for...

Woodrow Wilsons book, Congressional Government, which he wrote as a young political science graduate at John Hopkins University, extensively discussed the shift of power from the presidency to Congress. While this was true in the period observed by Wilson because of the aftermath of historically significant events such as the Civil War, the same shift of power was not the case during Wilsons own term as President of the United States from 1913-1921 and Theodore Roosevelts term from 1901-1909. In...

The political disturbance that occurred in the first half of the 18th century, when the American colonists rejected the rule of the British parliament is referred to as the American Revolution. Fiske (p, 5) notes that these colonists who were thirteen in number established sovereign states. They then united to form one nation and effectively resist the British rule. This paper looks at some of the events that took place in the process of revolution. Major events that led to the American Revolution According...

In the time when people were moving to cities to find their fortunes, there came the need to find employment.  These emigrants and country folk that moved to the cities created a large employee pool from which the manufacturers of the North were able to pull from to not only increased their own wealth, but give a little hope to those who worked for them.  At least that was the plan.  Depending on who was discussing the point, the ideas about wage labor varied as much as the ideas...

This essay is an attempt to investigate the approach towards Jacksons Indian removal policy offered by F.P. Prucha and to compare this approach to the interpretations of the events offered by other authors. Prucha explains his position in Andrew Jacksons Indian Policy A Reassessment published in 1969. I am going to compare his view to the concepts of of M.P. Rogin, R.N. Satz, M.E. Young and R.P. Longaker. The paper will review the position of author, and contrast them. The paper will argue that...