Colonial history of the United States

A primary goal of female progressivists was for suffrage. They united to form a coalition of women who had a common goal in mind: equal treatment of the sexes. Female activists formed additional campaigns that stretched further than voting rights. They targeted the abolition of child labor, sought to improve the working…

Alliteration and hyphenate is greatly used in The American Pageant in order to enhance the history of The United States. In this excerpt which describes Kennedy’s New Frontier, the author uses big numbers, alliteration, and hyphenates as descriptive devices in order for students to categorize the given information as positive or negative and unknowingly have a set view on this topic in history. Some examples from The American Pageant include, “A stampede of 43,129,566 Johnson votes trampled the…

Will McGillis Colonel Prine DC US History 18 August 2015 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America Essay The 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America is a book, which highlights a group of very important days in United States history. With that said, this book chose 10 days that the typical person probably would not have chosen. They elected not to choose any day before 1965 and also sought to choose days that would spark debate. Therefore, this student feels that there are some dates, which…

The Industrial Revolution had greatly changed the dynamic of American lives, creating the rise of big business and masses of new workers and people. From this, emerged new issues that sought resolution in the coming age. During the Progressive Era from 1900-1920, Progressive reformers and the federal government fostered moderate reforms in corporate regulation, labor reform, and extending suffrage. However, the persisting continuity of limited legislation and hands-off government did not…

George Bush believes that America only went overseas in the past to promote and protect democracy. This statement that he made I agree to be correct on the surface. However, later on in the situations of the Spanish American War and World War I other intentions were discovered in the aftermath of these wars. Although the initial intention was to simply spread democracy this was not the conclusive result. Both after the Spanish-American War and World War I democracy was not spread. I will explain…

The years from 1901-1921 were known as the Progressive Era. During this time, many reforms and ideas began to take place, restarting America domestically and internationally. When observing this period, it is important to realize the large impact that the accomplishments of the presidents of the era had on their nation and constituents. When ranking the “progressiveness” of these men, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson, it is necessary to look at their accomplishments in…

Great Presidents of the Progressive Era were Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. Lasting from 1985 to 1920, the Progressive movement in America endeavored to alter corruption in government, enhance social reform, and lessen corporate power (597). Each President fulfilled Progressive goals in part by enacting regulations, promoting social efficiency, restricting abuse of power and foreign influence (599). Roosevelt and Wilson resonated the underlying theme of the Progressive Era by overcoming…

For my literary review and eventual rhetorical analysis, I will focus on the theme of freedom in the United States and what exactly it connotes. More specifically, I will be focusing on the period of slavery seen in the United States most prominently during the 1800s. The rhetor of my chosen text is Frederick Douglass, who escaped slavery and went on to become an influential abolitionist, a celebrated author, and a vice-presidential candidate. The text I will be using for my my rhetorical…

“Between Theodore Roosevelt’s Square Deal and Woodrow Wilson’s New Freedom domestic programs, which was more ‘progressive’?”. Theodore Roosevelt’s Square Deal was more progressive compared to Woodrow Wilson’s New Freedom domestic program. Meaning of Progressivism is to bring rapid changes in life of Americans in the area of –industrialization, urbanization and immigration where there was complete injustice and chaos. The Progressive Era of 1890-1920, brought remarkable revolution…

BLACK CODES The black codes are laws that were passed by southern states in 1865 and 1866, after the civil war. These particular laws had the intent and the effect of restricting African Americans freedom and of compelling them to work in a labor economy based on low wages or debt. The enforcement and impact of the black codes were restrictive and widespread enraged many in the north, who argued that the codes violated the fundamental principles of free labor ideology. The presidential…