American Expansion Essay

Concord to seize patriot supplies there.” The very next morning, the first shots of the American Revolution were fired (Library of Congress). To this day, 240 years later, it remains unclear which side, the British or the colonial minutemen, fired the first shell. The Americans quickly spread word of the events and garnered the support of the Continental Congress, and thus began the first stages of the American Revolution. On that fateful night, what caused General Thomas Gage to amass 700…

Due to the Jim Crow laws, African Americans were still subjected to segregation and racial violence. Thus, many left for the North, the “land of hope” (318), specifically Chicago. The lack of European immigrants, opened many jobs to African Americans. The Great Migration, however, caused many conflicts in housing and the workplace. White resistance and hostility increased as blacks began invading…

During the 1940s, America had prepared for World War II. At the time, African-American citizens saw this as an opportunity for the expansion of jobs and positions in the American defense system. This widely though belief was quickly devastated after employers refused to hire African-Americans. A. Philip Randolph, president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, had discussed in a private meeting with President Roosevelt about allowing equal employment opportunities and to desegregate the…

The National Park of American Samoa is a national park established on October 31, 1988. It is located in Polynesia, Oceania at latitude 13.8333°S, 171.7500° W American Samoa is made of seven islands which are Tutuila, Tau, Olosega, Ofu, Aunuu, Rose Atoll, and Swains Island. All of the island's main biomes are the tropical rainforest. American Samoa was not established as a national park until 1993 when the park signed a 50-year lease agreement with eight participating villages in Tutuila, Tau,…

was the violation of American shipping rights. The British had been violating American shipping rights for a while. The British felt a threat to the growth that America had commercially. Restricting the American trade with France, the British will benefit their interests. Another maritime issue, was the British Impressment. The royal navy forced men into the naval service, not giving them much of a choice. It was a violation of their human rights. In addition, American merchant ships were…

he pushed for his ‘New Deal’ for Americans, and the global conflict of the Second World War. What distinctly separates these two periods is the nature of where the problem lied. During the New Deal era the United States was plagued by an economic depression that left Americans of all races and geographical regions destitute and calling for federal action to improve their individual situation. The Second World War years were defined by a mobilization of Americans by the Federal Government to…

In every American household there is the ultimate goal to achieve the “American Dream”. And every household holds a different version of the “American Dream”. But what is the proper version of the “American Dream”? How can we achieve it? Who has access to it? For the majority of people, myself included, one would argue that the “American Dream” is to utilize the system of capitalism, to achieve financial success, materialistic belongings, have a family and to be healthy and stable when retired.…

The United States had a long tradition of expansion across the continent, but by the late 1800s, people started urging the U.S to start expanding overseas, following European’s model of imperialism. America’s actions in Cuba and the Philippines were the first steps in its quest to build an overseas empire. Many people say that for a complete explanation of U.S. actions in the 1890s, one would have to give equal weight to four motives: racism, nationalism, commercialism, and humanitarianism.…

access to western ideology and technology. What these people lacked was understanding of a simple fact: foreign cultures deserve respect and sovereignty whether they resemble our own. Another example of imperialist ideology in action is the Philippine-American War. When The Treaty of Paris (1898) transferred Philippine sovereignty from Spain to the United States but was not recognized by Filipino leaders. Here we see two western super powers passing a nation between them with no regard for the…

early expansion of the British Empire (1495-1783) and exploration and discovery is not always clear. This is because typically discovery and exploration is thought to be a Portuguese and Spanish affair and England had not been concerned with exploration and expansion outside of Europe, until they were kicked out of mainland Europe, which changed their priorities. In this essay, I aim to outline three ways exploration and discovery affected British expansion and how sometimes British expansion…