Research Paper Topics 1800 - 1900
Early 1800s
Tecumseh’s Confederation
Hamilton – Burr Duel
The Building Washington D.C.
Aaron Burr Conspiracy
Lewis and Clark Expedition
War with the Barbary Pirates
Marbury v. Madison Supreme Court Case
Gibbons v. Ogden
War of 1812
The Causes of the War of 1812
Battle of Fallen Timbers
1814 Burning of Washington D.C.
Naval Battles of War of 1812
War of 1812 Battles that took place 1813
Battle for Baltimore – Fort McHenry
History of the Star Spangled Banner
Battle of New Orleans
Early Economic/Social Changes in America:
Lowell Factory Town/Life
The Morris Canal
Child Labor Abuses
The Erie Canal
Spain Ceding Florida to the U.S.
The Spoils System
The Temperance Movement in America
The Shaker Movement/Legacy
Health Reform in America
Rise of Socialism in America - Late 1800s
Christian Revivalist Movement in 1800s
Canal Building Boom-Bust in America
Early Industrial Revolution in America-1860
Steamship Transport – Impact on Trade
Era of Good Feeling/Monroe Doctrine
The Crises of the Andrew Jackson Presidency
The Story of the Essex-Real Life Moby Dick
Women’s Suffrage Movement in America up to 1900
the Building of the First Skyscrapers – 1800s
Prison Reform Movement in America
The Populist Movement in America
Utopian Movement in America
Going West:
Donner Party Tragedy
Expeditions Exploring the West
Texas War for Independence
The Battle of the Alamo
History of the Lone Star Republic
The Mexican War
Bear Flag Republic of California
The Pony Express
Botiller v. Dominguez – Rights of Mexicans in California
the Telegraph
Origins/Early Growth of Railroads
The Great Northern – Colossus of the Sea
Gunfight at the OK Corral
Life Along the Mississippi/River Boat Life
Trails West! Oregon, Chisholm, Mormon
The Mormon Story/Migration
Settling the Great Plains-Sod-Busting!
Seneca Falls Convention and Origins of Women’s Rights in America
California Gold Rush
Colorado Gold Rush
Trailblazers/Mountain Men -Frontier Life
Life on the Open Range – Cattle Drives
Manifest Destiny
The Grange Movement
Slavery
Impact of Cotton Gin
The Plantation System
Slavery – Capture in Africa-Middle Passage
Escaping Slavery - Underground Railroad
Anti-Slavery Movement/Abolitionism
Slave Rebellions and Afterwards
Back to Africa Movement – American Recolonization Society/Movement
the Amistad Incident
Uncle Toms Cabin
Popular Sovereignty and Settling America
Kansas-Nebraska Act/Bleeding Kansas
Dred Scott Case/Decision
Lincoln-Douglas Debates 1858
John Brown’s Raid on Harper’s/Trial
Election of 1860
Civil War Battles/Related Topics
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Causes of the Civil War
Battle of Antietam
Chancellorsville
Battle of Bloody Shiloh
The Peninsular Campaign Failure
54th Massachusetts Regiment
Prison Camps during Civil War
Battle of Vicksburg
Gettysburg (Day 1, Day 2, Day 3,)
Pickets Charge
Battle and Surrender of Fort Sumter
Surrender at Appomattox Court House
1st Battle of Bull Run
Fredericksburg
The Ironclads of the North and South
Monitor/Merrimac + Battle Hampton Roads
Emancipation Proclamation and its Impact
C.S.S. Hundley – Confederate Submarine
C.S.S. Alabama – Innovative Blockade Runner
Civil War Naval Battles {no Hampton Roads}
Gettysburg Address
Sherman’s March to the Sea – Total War
Forgotten Civil War -West of the Mississippi
The Confederate Navy
Post-Civil War Topics:
The Assassination of Lincoln
Reconstruction of the South
Origins of the KKK – Growth to 1900
Plessy v. Ferguson Case
Cumming v. Richmond County Board of Ed.
Building the Brooklyn Bridge
Origins of Baseball – 1900
Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
The Building of the Transcontinental Railroad
Election of 1876 and the End of Reconstruction
The Rise of Jim Crow South
The Powell Expedition – Exploring / Grand Canyon
The Statue of Liberty
America in the Gilded Age
Native American Related Topics:
Johnson v. M’Intosh 1823
Worcester v. Georgia 1832
The Seminole Wars 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Custer’s Last Stand/Battle of Little Bighorn
Massacre at Wounded Knee
Cherokee Trail of Tears
The Indian Schools
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia 1831
Indian Removal Act + Consequences
Black Hawk’s War and Aftermath
The Nez Perce Surrender Tragedy
Navajo Trail of Tears – The Long Walk
Life on the Reservations
Defeat of the Apache
Business/Industry Related Topics:
Industrial Revolution in America 1865- 1900
Rise of Big Business / Captains of Industry
Vanderbilt Shipping/Railroad Tycoon
Building of Grand Central Station NYC
Invention/Impact of Telephone
The Electric Bulb
Assembly Line – Impact on Production
Rockefeller – Standard Oil
Andrew Carnegie – Steel
JP Morgan - Banking and Finance-U.S. Steel
Fear of Big Business/Trust Busting
U.S. v. Trans Missouri Freight Association
Origins of U.S. Auto Industry
Race for Powered Flight
Immigration/Union/Worker Related Topics:
Rise of Unions in America – 1900
Origins/Growth of Knights of Labor
Pullman Railcar Strike
Sweat Shops in America 1800s
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
Old vs. New Immigrants
Restricting Immigration to America
America During the Gilded Age
Origins of the Progressive Movement – 1900
Origins and Growth of the AFL-CIO
Rise of Socialism Late 1800s
Carnegie Steel/Homestead Strike
Haymarket Square Riot
Tenement/City Life of Late 1800s
Ellis Island up to 1900
The Immigrant Experience in America 1870-1900
Muckrakers – Addressing Ills of Society
History/Origins of America’s First National Parks
Spanish American War
Background and Causes
The Sinking of the Battleship Maine
Battle of San Juan Hill
War and Victory in Philippines
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Yellow Journalism
War in Cuba
Battle of Manila Bay
Post Spanish American War – Defeat of Philippines
Misc. Topics:
Tragedy of the Johnstown Flood
Alaska Gold Rush
Blizzard of 1888
Colorado Gold Rush
Great Chicago Fire
Hawaii – U.S. Involvement-Annexation