“Letters From an American Farmer”: Michel Guillaume Jean de Crèvecoeur
[ send me this paper ]
A 6 page discussion of the insight provided into European thought by this French author. Interestingly, Crèvecoeur only lived in the Americas for a relatively short period of time. He became a naturalized citizen, however, and even ventured out among the indigenous inhabitants of the country. His roots, however, and his ideological framework were definitely firmly planted in Europe. Never-the-less, Crèvecoeur’s so-called letters offer tremendous insight into the question of what it is to be an American, as well as how that status relates to such topics as the wilderness and even slavery. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPamrFrm.rtf
Paper Title: “Letters From an American Farmer”: Michel Guillaume Jean de Crèvecoeur

“Red, White, and Black: The Peoples of Early North America”: A Review of the Book by Gary Nash
[ send me this paper ]
A 7 page overview of Nash’s views on the impacts inflicted on Native Americans and African Americans by European colonists. Notes that any culture’s objective is cultural survival and that it is not that unique to emphasize one’s own survival even if it means the decimation of another. No additional sources are provided.
Filename: PPnaNash.rtf
Paper Title: “Red, White, and Black: The Peoples of Early North America”: A Review of the Book by Gary Nash

“Robert E Lee: strengths and weaknesses”
[ send me this paper ]
A twelve page paper which looks at Lee’s background and military career, and the way in which his strategies and tactics prolonged the Civil War whilst not allowing him to achieve a final victory over the Union forces despite his use of offensive tactics designed to compensate for the numerical and strategic advantages held by the opposing forces. Bibliography lists 13 sources
Filename: JLLee.rtf
Paper Title: “Robert E Lee: strengths and weaknesses”

“Slavery in Georgia”
[ send me this paper ]
A paper which looks at the various factors which combined to initiate the acceptance and legalisation of slavery in Georgia, which was the last colony to adopt the practice. The paper considers the economic, political and religious elements which gave rise to acceptance of slavery by Georgians, and the way in which the moral and ethical issues involved were manipulated in order to provide a validation of the practice. Bibliography lists 4 sources
Filename: JLslaverygeorgia.wps
Paper Title: “Slavery in Georgia”

“The American Revolution and Nova Scotia Reconsidered” by George A. Rawlyk
[ send me this paper ]
A 3 page review and analysis of George A. Rawlyk’s essay “The Ameircan Revolution and Nova Scotia Reconsidered.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RArawlyk.rtf
Paper Title: “The American Revolution and Nova Scotia Reconsidered” by George A. Rawlyk

“The Apache wars”
[ send me this paper ]
A twelve page paper which looks at the origins and progress of the wars between the Apache Indians and the Americans during the nineteenth century, with reference to the different strategies which were employed by both sides, the role played by Apache leaders such as Geronimo, the importance of Apache scouts to the American troops and the eventual outcome of the conflict in terms of the cultural development of the Indian nations. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: JLApache.rtf
Paper Title: “The Apache wars”

“The Battle of Saratoga”
[ send me this paper ]
A twenty five page paper which looks at the strategies involved in the Battle of Saratoga of 1777, and the events which led up to this turning-point in the War of Independence. The paper considers such factors as the difficulties which the British commanders found in implementing their military tactics, the problems which arose as a result of poor communication in the field, the importance of intelligence and counter-intelligence in several of the American victories prior to Saratoga and the part that the murder of Jane McCrea played in motivating the colonists outside of the New England region into joining the conflict. Bibliography lists 9 sources
Filename: JLSaratoga.wps
Paper Title: “The Battle of Saratoga”

“The seasoning process as applied to African slaves”
[ send me this paper ]
A five page paper which looks at the acculturation process known as seasoning by which African captives were psychologically subjugated in order to ensure their cultural dislocation and their acceptance of the slave system, and the effect this had both on the African nations of the time and the later development of the Black American community. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: JLseason.rtf
Paper Title: “The seasoning process as applied to African slaves”

“The Underground Railroad”
[ send me this paper ]
A seven page paper which looks at the network known as the Underground Railroad, which was instrumental in assisting plantation slaves to escape the North and Canada in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and at some of the prominent figures who contributed to the development and maintenance of the Railroad. Bibliography lists 6 sources
Filename: JLRail.rtf
Paper Title: “The Underground Railroad”

“W. Smith’s perceptions of Indian and White Culture in the 1700s”
[ send me this paper ]
A twenty page paper which looks at an excerpt from Smith’s ‘Historical Account of the Expedition against the Ohio Indians’ and analyses his commentary with reference to the cultural and religious practices of the Native population in relation to that of the white settlers, his assumption of superior civilisation on the part of the whites and the way in which similar attitudes can also be seen in other multi-cultural situations such as the relationship between the English and the Irish and the constraints of the slave-owning plantation society. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: JLSmith.rtf
Paper Title: “W. Smith’s perceptions of Indian and White Culture in the 1700s”