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Women of the Overland Trail, 2003.
Examines the experiences of women of the westward movement in the U.S.
2,300 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 79.95
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This paper examines the experiences of women of the westward movement during the last part of the 19th Century. It looks at the difference in men's and women's perspectives. The paper looks at historical views, the journey along the overland trail and the impact on the lives of women.
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"The story of the westward movement along the Overland Trail has historically been viewed as a male event with the perspective of historian Frederick Jackson Turner setting the tone. When women were discussed it was in stereotypical terms ..."
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Westward Expansion, 2006.
An overview of the history of westward expansion in the United States.
1,156 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper explores westward expansion from the standpoints of the philosophy and motivations of the settlers and the indigenous populations. It also looks at the cultural influences the settlers brought with them, the logistics of the expansion and three events that propelled the movement: the War with Mexico, the Louisiana Purchase and the California Gold Rush.
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"The Indian tribes that occupied the new territories were varied in their ways of life, depending upon the ecology of the area in which they lived. Great Plains Indians like the Sioux were nomadic, following the buffalo herds they hunted. The Pacific Northwest was occupied by the Nez Perce, Walla Walla and Yakama peoples who lived in villages, hunted bear, moose, elk and deer. The Navajo, Pueble and Apache peoples established agrarian societies in the harsh climates of the Southwest desert regions. The Iroquois peoples occupied the Eastern Woodlands of the Northeast, in agricultural villages. The Five Nations of what would become Oklahoma had an economy that rested on slave labor of other "people of color." However, it was the introduction of diseases, alcohol, firearms and the violation of treaties made with the Indians that destroyed their civilizations."
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Westward Expansion, 2008.
This paper describes the period known as the Westward Expansion in early 19th century America.
999 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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The paper discusses the Westward Expansion and its economic growth, demographic expansion and the controversial political climate that led to sectionalism. The paper then shows how the conflicting interests of the South and the North were not truly resolved, since the Missouri compromise of 1820 did not address rising political and social conflicts which ultimately led the nation to the Civil War.
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Introduction
The Beginning of the Expansion
The Public Motivation
Sectionalism
Conclusion
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"The period of our history known as the Westward Expansion was marked by economic growth, demographic expansion and a controversial political climate that led to sectionalism. The opening of the west frontier began in the early 19th century and another new frontier was ready to be discovered, explored and benefited from. The original 13 colonies were rapidly becoming too small for the ever-growing number of immigrants and fortune-seekers. The new opportunities were growing short contrary to the numbers of people seeking them. The new-comers brought ideas, technology and plenty of motivation to acquire open land, available resources and opportunities for profits. The west frontier promised all of that and more."
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The Westward Movement, 1972.
This paper discusses the growth of the river cities from 1800 to 1850 when the railroads caused their decline.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 3 sources, $ 55.95
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"All the colonial cities of the United States were seaports. All were essentially commercial communities seeking wealth by foreign trade. It was the profits from pursuits such as maritime trade plus the profits derived from the increase in land values and from local expenditures by government which permitted their eventual growth. The river cities of the Mississippi would repeat this same process in the years from 1800 to 1850, the difference being that the entire process would be vastly speeded up so that, whereas it took a city like Philadelphia more than 90 years to grow from 0 to 50,000, it required Cincinnati only 40 years to reach the same size.. Like the colonial cities, the six major river cities--Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Louisville, Memphis, St. Louis, New Orleans--all were maritime in orientation. Their primary distinctions were simply that they had landings rather ... "
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America's Westward Expansion, 2005.
This paper explains the events that ultimately led to the US claiming control over territories west of the Mississippi.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 23.95
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The paper relates the events that in the end led to the US seizing control over territories west of the Mississippi. The paper explains how these events reflected national policies and includes the implications of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
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"The core event that ultimately led to the US claiming control over territories west of the Mississippi was the Louisiana Purchase. The Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery literally opened the continent to the entire republic partly because it was so well documented. It is important to note that Lewis and Clark relied on the services of Native Americans as guides and especially Sacagawea, the woman who translated for them with various tribes through the Missouri and toward the northwest of the Purchase Norton."
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Westward Movement, 2001.
Discusses expansion of U.S., American politics and the national economy. Issues of Indian land and slavery.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 31.95
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" The expansion of the United States westward from 1763 to the Civil War was intimately intertwined in a number of ways with American politics and the national economy. Obviously, the massive expansion westward could not have been accomplished without the support of the political power of the government, and that expansion just as obviously and necessarily altered the economy of the nation. After all, economic gain was a major motivation for expansion, and it was inevitable that industry (railroads, towns, communication systems, etc.) would spring up as expansion took place.
The year 1763 is significant because on February 10th of that year the Treaty of Paris was signed. With that signing the Seven Years' War concluded, "France surrendered all of Canada to the British, and everything east of the Mississippi except New.."
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Manifest Destiny and the Westward Migration of the 1840s, 2003.
An examination of the life of the American settlers in the early 1800s who followed the belief of the Manifest Destiny, believing that the exploration and conquest of the rest of the country was their divine right as American people.
2,415 words (approx. 9.7 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 73.95
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This paper discusses the life of the settlers during this period who believed that it was their God-given right to settle America. It looks at how this attitude affected relationships with the Native Americans and the rest of the people living in the country at the time. It also examines the hardships they encountered and a glimpse at the life they lead.
Introduction
Effects of Manifest Destiny
Annihilation of the Buffalo
Settlers and Native Americans
Moral Considerations
Religion and the Puritans
Alternatives for Change
Native Americans and Their Land
Personal Beliefs
Conclusion
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"There were both positive and negative effects of manifest destiny and the move westward. On the positive side, many of the ideals of the east were brought out to the west. Some of these included government, religion, culture, and democracy. These were good things that the settlers brought with them, and they became very important in founding colonies, cities, and towns in the west. Having more land also gave the United States more trading power with countries such as Asia, and the manufacturing that developed in the west made America more efficient and self-reliant. The settlers could obtain or make many goods that had previously been obtained only by trade with other countries (Manifest Destiny, 2003)."
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Role of American Women, 2004.
A discussion of how the move towards the West in America transformed the role of women in American society.
2,439 words (approx. 9.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 74.95
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This paper explores the topic of women in the American West during the westward movement. Specifically, it offers historic evidence to support the position that the westward movement did indeed transform the traditional roles of American women, just as it transformed the American West. Women traveling west during the westward movement created opportunities for themselves, became active in business and politics, and created new and exciting lives for themselves. These women transformed how America looked at women and how women looked at themselves, which was probably the most important transformation of all.
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"Initially, the only inhabitants of the Western United States were Native American tribes scattered throughout the region, and the occasional trapper or mountain man there to trap furs for his livelihood. The West was empty, untapped, and waiting for westward expansion, and there were plenty of Easterners ready to travel west for new opportunities. However, after gold was discovered in California in 1848, the trip west took on new meaning. Now, going west could mean riches beyond the wildest dreams, and thousands of immigrants headed west to seek their fortunes in the gold mines of California. This was the time when women began to head west in much larger numbers, and this was the time when women's roles truly began to transform themselves."
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Manifest Destiny: the Backbone of America, 2007.
A discussion of the origins of the concept of Manifest Destiny and the influence it still holds today.
2,030 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 64.95
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This paper takes a look at the term Manifest Destiny, coined by John O'Sullivan in 1837 in his "The Great Nation of Futurity", which attempted to explain and justify American expansion and westward movement. The paper holds that Manifest Destiny was sown into the fabric of American history even before O'Sullivan came up with the term. It traces the idea back to similar views held by Samuel Danforth's election sermon of 1670, as well as to Andrew Jackson's Second Annual Message to Congress. The paper explains that men used a collection of rhetorical tools such as paternalism, veiled benevolence, analogous conditions, the God argument, metaphors and exceptionalism to appeal to white Anglo- Christians to push and fulfill America's Manifest Destiny. Lastly, the paper asserts that the meaning of the term has changed today. The paper concludes that the United States no longer uses Manifest Destiny to seek land, but rather to spread American influence around the world as an uninterrupted political authority.
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"The Monroe Doctrine established the idea that the western hemisphere is hands off from European nations. The Monroe Doctrine and manifest destiny go hand to hand. The Monroe Doctrine came into being because of the threat to our security by Russian imperialist. It is believed that manifest destiny was to not only spread out to the West but also include modern day Canada, Mexico, Cuba and surrounding islands. The Monroe Doctrine sought to curb other nations, especially European powers desire to expand in the United States backyard. The purchase of Alaska was to stop Russian expansion in North America. Also, the United States wanted to provoke fear in Spain and France from expanding to Cuba and Latin America. The United States did not want any other country other than themselves to lay claim on this side of the globe. Beyond the Pacific Ocean shoreline with the U.S., manifest destiny set its eye on Hawaii. There was enormous "economic, political, and military power" of the United States that heavily influenced Hawaiian politics (Kagan 325). In 1893, the United States with the help of "light-skinned property owners" over threw the monarchy and Queen Liliuokalani (325-326)."
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The Great Plains, 2004.
An analysis of the environmental history of the Great Plains.
1,163 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper explains that the westward movement of settlers in the early history of the United States led first to the settlement of California and later to the settlement of the Great Plains. The paper contends that both the movement and the actual settlement provided new opportunities for interaction between humans and their surroundings that had never existed in the western United States before. These interactions had short-term and long-term effects on the ecology of prairies and plains in this area. The paper discusses the factors that facilitated the settlement of such areas in the nineteenth century and analyzes the effects of settlement on the ecology of an area. The paper also examines responses to those effects.
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"The expansion of the United States was a gradual process that began with the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Following the transaction that acquired the area from the Mississippi River westward to the Continental Divide, President Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark to explore the area. After several successful expeditions all the way to the Pacific coast had been completed, settlers picked up the westward trend in the 1840s. Around this time, politicians began using the phrase "Manifest Destiny" to justify America's acquisition of land as its mission. Accordingly, President Polk continued the expansion of the United States by annexing newly-independent Texas, signing a treaty with Great Britain for Oregon territory, and defeating Mexico in a war for most of the Southwest."
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The United Methodist Church - Inside Religion, 2006.
An overview of the origins of the United Methodist Church from its origins until 1980 and a discussion of the Church's future.
1,797 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 57.95
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The writer explains that John Wesley and his brother, Charles, founded the movement as an alternative to the English Anglican Church. The paper shows how the Methodist Episcopal Church began its migration to the Colonies in approximately 1772, and how the Church began to take on radical changes from the doctrines of Wesleyan Methodism. Included in these changes was the renaming of the church to The United Methodist Church. In summation, in opposition to the original doctrine of the Church regarding centralized functioning, the paper shows that the majority of attendees feel that decisions made in the local church will be more effective.
Table of Contents:
Thesis Statement
The Movement in the Colonies and Westward
Organizing of the United Methodists
The Future of the United Methodist Church
Bibliography
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"At the same time as the Southern migration is occurring the Methodist movement is also moving Northward across the Ohio River, and into Indiana. This migration is taking place within a period a full fifteen years before Indiana becomes a State and creates for the Methodist Episcopal Church many contentious issues concerning the governance of the Church and its mission at this point in History. For example, with a Church population spreading so rapidly and far flung, how does the Methodist Episcopal Church provide "ministers," for their large and now scattered flock?
"Indiana ironically enough and to the displeasure of John and Charles Wesley becomes the center for control of the Church and from this organization of power comes the new organization known as the United Methodist Church. For American Methodism theology, doctrine, leadership, organization and worship models come directly from John Wesley's movement of the eighteenth century England. However, Wesley's appeal is to English Anglicans whose relationship to their church had been decidedly "luke-warm," and is lacking in the drive for a personal God-man relationship. It is the desire for a personal God-man relationship that the persons in the frontier of the rapidly expanding United States want most to aid and comfort them in the endurance of the hardships they face."
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America as a Superpower, 2002.
A discussion of the effect of Westward Expansion and the Industrial Revolution to the development of America as a political and economic superpower.
1,222 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper examines how the end of the 1812 war resulted in the emergence of two important phases in which America developed from a newborn nation to a political and economic superpower. These two phases were the Westward Expansion, which happened after the 1812 war and the Industrial Revolution, which had progressed following the Civil War of 1861. It looks at the issues that emerged from Westward Expansion and the Industrial Revolution which turned America into a super 'nation' and analyzes their relationship with the increased opportunities America had (economically and politically) that made the nation successful in its nation building and assertion of democracy all over the world.
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"Economic development gradually increased and improved in the west after the farmers had settled in. Agriculture flourished because of the cheap cost of the land, which enabled people to acquire it, and build their own houses and fields to till and cultivate. After the settlement of the farmers, professional workers also moved westward, such as ?doctors, lawyers. Storekeepers, preachers, and politicians.? During the expansion, economic prosperity occurred because of the prosperous cotton gin agriculture, which resulted to the emergence of many cotton plantations in the area. Also, the gold rush that happened after the discovery of gold in California in 1848 triggered an onslaught of new ?migrants? to the west US area."
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Mormons in Idaho, 1996.
Historical overview of church's development, migration westward, persecution, leadership, polygamy, focusing on Idaho experience.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 7 sources, $ 63.95
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"The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) was severely persecuted in its early days in the eastern and midwestern United States. The heart of the Mormon Church's response to persecution was to form communities in which its members could freely practice their religion and create the kind of social, cultural, economic and political climate they desired. The Mormons were looking for a place where they could build a kingdom of God on earth. It was in the drive to find and create that place that "the Mormons became a genuine people, a covenant folk like ancient Israel with a shared history and at last a homeland" (Mulder, quoted in Meinig, 1965, p. 197). The Mormon mission was carried out in the Western United States with far greater success than most other recent religions have achieved. Here they established what cultural geographers call a distinct..."
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Manifest Destiny, 2004.
An examination of the factors that influenced ?Manifest Destiny? in the 1840s and 1850s.
2,900 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 85.95
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This paper looks at ?Manifest Destiny? , a reference to the inevitable expansion of the territorial boundaries of the United States westward to the Pacific Ocean and beyond. It discusses how the concept of ?Manifest Destiny? was frequently used by American expansionists to justify the U.S. annexation of Texas, Oregon, New Mexico, California, and later U.S. involvement in Alaska, Hawaii, and the Philippines. It provides an examination of the factors that influenced the expansion of the country westward during the 1840s and 1850s, followed by a summary of the research in the conclusion.
Outline
Introduction
Background and Overview
Immigration
Slavery
Improvements in Transportation
Innovations in Agriculture
Availability of Native American Land and Resources
California Gold Rush -- 1848
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"In the 40 years before the Civil War, the rate of urban growth was not confined to the East, but it was the most dramatic there; in fact, by 1860, more than a third of the people living in the Northeast were urban residents, compared with only 14 percent of westerners and 7 percent of southerners. ?Although the majority of northerners still lived on farms or in small farm towns, the region was clearly urbanizing? (Nash & Jeffrey 2001:335). As a result, tens of thousands of people headed North seeking work in major metropolitan areas in factories of all sizes. At this point, cities of all sizes grew. ?The population of New York and Philadelphia doubled and tripled."
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American Industrialization, 2002.
Examines the impact of American industrialization on the nation, 1860 - 1900.
1,179 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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William Jackson, in his book "A History of the United States Between the Civil War and 1900" notes, "as a result of the Industrial Revolution and the expansion of America westward and beyond, the influence of the corporations continue today and sheds light on an ever-growing domestic travesty". The paper shows that in the decades between 1860 and 1900, the United States underwent numerous social and political changes brought about by the devastating consequences of the Civil War, the great westward expansion beyond the Mississippi River, the development of class structures in American cities and especially the developments that resulted from the Industrial Revolution. The paper shows that all of these together not only altered the entire face of American society but also helped to make the country one of the most important and powerful nations in the western hemisphere.
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"But by the middle of the 19th century, agriculture began to take on a brand-new meaning, for many farmers saw the potential in growing larger crops as surplus or even by specializing in certain cash crops, such as cotton and tobacco, which could be sold at market for high profits. The increasing demand for cotton by the textile mills of Great Britain furthered the need for machinery and brought about a huge demand for new inventions which literally created the rise of the American South as a major exporter of many other cash crops, such as sugar, rice, linen flax and especially hemp for rope fiber, clothing and numerous other dry goods. In the regions of the Northeast, the explosive growth of cities and towns centered around mills created an enormous demand for hogs, cattle, sheep, corn, wheat, wool, butter, milk, cheese, fruits and vegetables and fodder to feed horses, the primary mode of transportation up until the expansion of the railroads into all areas of the country."
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