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Tactics in the Western Indian Wars, 2004.
A look at the tactical environment of the Western Indian Wars.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 6 sources, APA, £ 32.95
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This paper examines the tactical environment and resulting tactics of the Western Indian Wars of the late 19th century. The paper includes a discussion of methodology as well as primary sources of eyewitness testimony.
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"The Indian Wars loom large in American culture They were the grist of hundreds of Western movies and most Americans still immediately recognize names like Little Big Horn and Wounded Knee. The word cavalry is as likely to evoke an image of Indian warfare on the Great Plains as of either the Civil War or modern mechanized cavalry. Moreover, the Indian Wars had an influence on American military thought that persists today..."
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The French and Indian Wars, 2000.
A concise history of the French and Indian Wars: the battles, armies, and commanders involved.
4,740 words (approx. 19.0 pages), 4 sources, £ 83.95
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This is a concise history of the French and Indian wars, along with a fairly detailed explanation for the reason of the wars, as well as viewpoints of the opposing forces involved. The author explains tactical maneuvers made by each side, as well as some biographical information on the major commanders involved in the battle.
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"The French and Indian wars consist of several large battles that took place between the English and the French, mixed together as one, to be commonly referred to as the French and Indian Wars. The most famous of these battles is known as The French and Indian War, which lasted seven years, sometimes referred to as The Seven Years War. The first of these battles was King William's War, which spanned from 1688 to 1697. This battle consisted primarily of French attacks on the British frontiers and forts. Following this, was Queen Anne's War, from 1702 to 1713, which is connected with the War of Spanish Succession. King George's War took place between the years of 1744 and 1748. The last, and most predominate of these is the actual French and Indian War which occurred from 1754 to 1763."
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The French and Indian Wars, 2002.
An overview of the causes of the French and Indian Wars and their impact on the Seven Years War.
3,150 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 7 sources, £ 79.95
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This paper is a historical examination of the French and Indian Wars. It examines the origins of the conflict as being deeply rooted in pre-existing European wars and how it became part of a much larger scale conflict, the Seven Years War was the first world-scale conflict. It concludes with an observation about the continuing spirit for French independence within Quebec, the city that had been defeated by the English, but became the center for the French in Canada.
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The Legitimacy of the Indian Wars, 2008.
A review of the conflicts between native Americans and colonists.
2,372 words (approx. 9.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 49.95
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This paper analyzes the conflicts between native Americans and colonists in terms of the moral legitimacy of warfare. The paper states that the end result of these conflicts are clear; it led to the deaths of thousands of native Americans and the eventual disappearance of the majority of the native American tribes within North America. The paper argues that the results were disastrous for the native Americans, however on further examination, it becomes evident that the Indian wars qualify as a just war.
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"In order to determine the legitimacy of the Indian Wars, a context for understanding the agents of action within the war must be developed. The Indian Civil War occurred in parallel to the American Civil War. The conflict began in the wake of the French and Indian War. The British, after acquiring the significant amount of territory ceded by the French dictated that settlements were forbidden west of the Appalachian Mountains. This policy was made to ensure that conflicts between the Native Americans and colonists would not continue to persist. However, due to pressure from the colonists, the British negotiated a treaty with the Iroquois in 1768 to allow for colonial expansion beyond the Ohio River."
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Winning the West: The Army in the Indian Wars, 1865-1890, 2001.
A look at the U.S. army's military tactics after the Civil War.
860 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 20.95
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This paper covers the US Army's operations in the period following the Civil War. The writer shows that unlike previous struggles with the Indians, this time there was nowhere for the Indians to withdraw to and so battles took place for a period of 25 years between the white Army and the native Indians.
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"The reading begins by giving detail of both the setting and the challenge. Background to the conflict is given, where we see that the Army forces are not great in number, "the military assets released from other tasks were lost through reductions in force instead of being diverted to frontier defense" (301). We see that this war was not considered as a war like the Civil War had been by both congress and the population. Overall, there is a feeling that everyone has had enough of war, with there also being support for settling the conflict with the Indians without military means. Even so, the Army were called in to war with the Indians, though at much lower numbers and also with "high rates of sickness and desertion" (301). The distances which the Army covered also meant that it was organized into geographical segments. "
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Indian War of Independence 1857, 2002.
A look at the role played by the Muslims in the Indian War of Independence of 1857.
4,630 words (approx. 18.5 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 81.95
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This paper examines how British servants were extremely conscious of the fact that they were the successors of Muslims as rulers in India and how in order to overcome that insecurity, they were anti-Muslims from the very start. It shows how by blaming the Muslims, for everything that went wrong in the country, they tried to prove to the world that they were rightly suspicious of the Muslims. It also examines how, by turning against the Muslims and favoring the Hindus in all matters, the British wanted to increase the already existing differences between the two communities in order to govern the country more tactfully. It focuses on the evidence that shows that Muslims were not the main culprits behind the war but how they took part in it to an extent when it had already been started.
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"The uprising has been called a revolt or rebellion or mutiny by the British and the War of Independence by the Indians. The appellations of revolt or rebellion or mutiny do not do justice to the events, as the words imply a movement against a legal authority. The British were ruling India according to well thought out plans, but can never be rightly referred to as its legal rulers. All men, regardless of their religion or ethnic origin, have a right to fight for freedom, which is basically what 1857 was about. But to call it a War of Independence implies that the whole of the subcontinent was involved, and it was not; had it been so, the British could not have controlled the situation."
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The French and Indian War: Braddock and Thereafter, 2002.
The paper discusses the war which was fought in North America during the 1750-60s and its results.
2,470 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 7 sources, APA, £ 51.95
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The paper examines the war that raged in North America through the late 1750's and early 1760's and shows that it was a piece of a large struggle between England and France for dominance in world trade and naval power. The paper discusses the British victory in that struggle, known in Europe as the Seven Years' War , and how it ended the long struggle among the three powers in northeastern North America: The English, the French, and the Iroquois Confederacy. It also shows how it confirmed England's commercial supremacy and its control of the settled regions of North America and helped to establish the development of the frontier and the ever moving progress that was about to begin in America.
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"After the dust settled, England realized they had encountered a huge debt from the war and did not have a way to pay for it. Many government officials from England were already angry because of the lack of money given to them by America in order to help pay for the war. They also failed to provide large numbers of soldiers for battle. After great discussion, the Parliament decided that American colonists should be taxed in order to exercise their part in helping to cover the huge debt England had incurred. Therefore many new taxes were introduced. These taxes included the Stamp Act, the Sugar Act, the Townshend act and many others."
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Indian Givers: How the Indians of the Americas Transformed the World., 2008.
A Critique of Jack Weatherford's "Indian Givers: How the Indians of the Americas Transformed the World."
1,495 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 33.95
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The paper discusses that the term 'Indian giver' has come to be a synonym for someone who gives something, only to take it back. The paper further explains that it was the Indians who were forced to give to the Europeans--their knowledge about farming and fishing in the Americas and ultimately their land. The paper discusses that in Jack Weatherford's book, "Indian Givers: How the Indians of the Americas Transformed the World," the exchange between Europeans and Native Americans was an unequal one, with Europeans taking of the positive benefits of the New World, while the Indians were doing all of the giving. The paper concludes that unwittingly, the Indians found themselves the recipient of the evils of European civilization, like slavery, and a disrespectful attitude to the land.
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"According to Weatherford, the early post-Columbian contact of the Europeans with the native populace actually enabled the Industrial Revolution to change Europe, and ultimately the world. "Had Europe and America not come together through Columbus or some other connection, the industrial revolution would never have happened in the way we know it," because Europeans would never have gained access to the metals of the New World, or to Indian mines (Weatherford 57). This contact also generated the money economy of Europe and fueled a shift to a European economy based upon real, hard, convertible currency. Metal-based currency also was critical in fueling industrialism and world trade. By beginning the book with tales of South American encounters with Europe, which were particularly brutal and unequal from the beginning of the Indian-European relationship, Weatherford initiates a tragic tone, explaining how enslaved South American Indians mining gold and silver in Potosi supplied the precious metals for most of the European coins that generated wealth for the Old World at the expense of the liberty of the New World."
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"The War That Made America", 2008.
This paper analyzes the book "The War That Made America: A Short History of the French and Indian War" by Fred Anderson.
1,332 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 30.95
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The paper discusses the French and Indian war that was a bitter struggle involving the French, British, American colonists and Native Americans for control of the North American continent. The paper examines "The War That Made America: A Short History of the French and Indian War" by Fred Anderson and discusses the author's thesis that this war helped forge the American Revolutionary War.
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"The French and Indian War (also known as the Seven Years' War), began in 1754 in the Allegany region of what is now Pennsylvania. The author's thesis is that this war, which most Americans do not even know about or understand, really helped forge the American Revolutionary War. His history discusses just how that is possible, and what Americans should know about this pivotal conflict."
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The Seven Years War and the Quebecois Identity, 2008.
Examines the historical development of the Quebecois identity especially the period after the Seven Years War, also known as the French and Indian War.
1,260 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 4 sources, APA, £ 28.95
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This paper explains the phenomenon of the Quebecois linguistic and political identity and the deep and complex divisions between Anglophone and Francophone cultures, which have existed from the very founding of both the English and French colonies in North America in the early 1600s. The author describes the period following the end of the Seven Years War (1756-1763), which was one of the earliest phases in the evolution of the uniquely Quebecois identity and arguably the most significant because it solidified this cultural distinctiveness. The paper relates that this war, which was disastrous for France and French possessions in the New World, marked the end of New France and the beginning of the intensification of the Quebec identity as it conceived of itself in opposition to its new and unwelcome English government.
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"On the heels of France's defeat, Britain entered into an abortive policy of assimilation of its French subjects in Canada; however, resistance on the part of French Canadians brought this policy to an end with the Quebec Act (1774), by which the people of Quebec obtained their first Charter of Rights, paving way for additional recognition of their language and culture. From a political standpoint, the Act permitted French Canadians to preserve French civil law; thus it was doubly influential in the development of a distinct Quebecois identity."
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The Fox Wars, 2003.
A brief history of the Fox Wars between the Fox (Mesquakie) American Indians and the French.
3,372 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 9 sources, APA, £ 65.95
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This paper takes a look at the Fox Wars, fought between the Fox (Mesquakie) American Indians and the French in the early 18th Century. According to the paper, these Fox Wars that were fought in the then-French territory of Wisconsin, were due to the struggles that persisted as a result of access to land and waterways, security of expanding French forces into the West and mistrust perpetuated by previous encounters.
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"Beauharnois chose Paul de la Marque Sieur Marin to lead an expedition to suppress the Meskwaki. Marin and his forces left Montreal in the summer of 1729 and wintered over in a deserted fort near the Menominee village. He first encountered Meskwaki people in the spring, near Little Lake Butte des Morts. After five days of fighting the Meskwaki were successful in escaping during the night and eluding capture or defeat by Marin. Having lost all of their allies and left with few resources in their home area, the Meskwaki took an offer from the Iroquois to seek refuge outside of Wisconsin. In the summer of 1730 they set off for Lake Ontario, traveling through southern Wisconsin and along the Illinois River. They had plans to meet with allies in the Ouiatanon tribe near Lafayette, Indiana. However, their travel was also reported to the French by the Meskwaki's former allies, the Mascouten and the Kickapoo. The French threatened the Iroquois for offering refuge to the Meskwaki. Meanwhile, St. Ange of Peoria, Illinois gathered a force of French and Indian warriors and pursued the Meskwaki. "
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R. Scott Sheffield's "The Red Man's on the Warpath", 2005.
This paper analyzes of a book written by R. Scott Sheffield entitled "The Red Man's on the Warpath: The Image of the "Indian" and the Second World War".
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 0 sources, £ 48.95
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This paper explains that "The Red Man's on the Warpath: The Image of the "Indian" and the Second World War" by R. Scott Sheffield provides a perspective about the role of democracy in the defense proposed by the people of the First Nations during World War II. The author points out that Sheffield state that the Canadians placed a strong emphasis upon freedom and coupled a desire to better understand the significance of the Native people. The paper relates that this book examines concerns about the Native population, which were eventually reintroduced to the political forefront as a means of providing an opportunity for the Natives to gain a greater role in society.
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"A book entitled "The Red Man's on the Warpath: The Image of the "Indian" and the Second World War," written by R. Scott Sheffield, provides an interesting perspective regarding the role of democracy in the defense proposed by the people of the First Nations during World War II. Within Canada, there was a strong emphasis placed upon freedom, and coupled with this emphasis was a desire to better understand the significance of the Native people within this environment (Sheffield 2). This book also examines the concerns related to the Native population, which were eventually reintroduced to the political forefront as a means of providing an opportunity for the Natives to gain a greater role in society (Sheffield 3). "
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The Seven Years? War, 2002.
An examination of the North American segment of the conflict between France and Great Britain (1756 to 1763), known as the Seven Years? War.
2,689 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 8 sources, MLA, £ 55.95
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This paper discusses how almost two centuries before the First World War, the major powers of the world were engaged in a war that spanned the globe. It looks at how from 1756 to 1763, the major European powers of France and Great Britain were pitted in a war that stretched from Europe to North America to the Far East. The series of hostilities eventually became known as the Seven Years' War and laid the foundation for the British Empire and helped fan the flames of the American Revolution. This paper examines the North American segment of the conflict, known as the French and Indian War which pitted Great Britain and its American colonies against the French and their Algonquian allies. It details the events and conditions that served as the precursors of the French and Indian War looks at the battles themselves, beginning with the 1753 mission to open talks with the French to the decisive British victory in Louisbourg and Quebec in 1759. It also examines the consequences of the Seven Years? War in general and in particular on the American colonies.
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"The explorations and trading centers paved the way for French control over Louisiana, Acadia (Nova Scotia) and Northeast Canada. Although the French claimed more territory than the English did, their land was sparsely populated. Oftentimes, the territories were not even marked by the existence of outposts or towns but were simple forts maintained by only a few people (Minks 19). In contrast, the English territories were rapidly being populated. The English areas were settled along the eastern seaboard, from Georgia, the Carolinas, and along what is now the Northeastern United States. By the 18th century, the British population was growing exponentially (Black 36). The British settlers were also becoming aware of the profitable fur trade along the Great Lakes region. These factors served as the main motives behind the British desire to move westward."
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The U.S. at War, 2002.
A look at U.S. participation in different wars throughout history.
1,774 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 39.95
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This paper looks at how the United States is a country which has risen to become a ?superpower? country since its liberation from British rule during the early 19th century. It analyzes how America has developed from a newly-established nation to a political power in the world today through its various public information and policy campaigns during the wars it has participated in. It also discusses how its active participation in the Indian Wars, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War have helped determine America?s political stance and military capabilities, qualities that have made the nation one of the strongest and most stable forms of political and social system.
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"The Korean War was once of the conflicts that US participated in during its containment policy program or the Truman Doctrine in 1947, a few years after the WWII. The Truman Doctrine or Containment policy of the United States seeks to prevent the spread of Communism in the world, particularly in Southeast Asian nations, which are in danger of becoming influenced with Communist doctrines and beliefs. The Korean War stemmed from the separation of Korea as a nation during WWII. Because the North was allied to the Japanese and Russian forces during US?s containment policy, US sought South Korea?s help to combat the probable spread of Communism in the country. With the help of the United Nations, the US enforced anti-Communism in the Asian region, and participated in the violent attack against North Korean forces, resulting to further damage in the country and widening the gap between the North and South Korea."
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