United States History Study Guide
Colonial History
- Why did Westward Expansion Lead to the American Revolution?
- How did Great Britain win the French Indian War (Seven Years War)?
- What was the Albany Plan Union of 1754?
- What caused the French and Indian War?
- What was George Washington's military experience before the American Revolution?
- Hodges' Scout: Interview with Len Travers
American Revolution
- How did the Treaty of Paris of 1783 end the American Revolution?
- Why did the Continental Congress draft and sign the Declaration of Independence?
- Why did the Continental Congress adopt the Articles of Confederation?
- Why Did American Colonists Become United Against England?
- Why did African Americans join the British Army during the American Revolution?
- Why did the United States Continental Congress approve The Model Treaty of 1776?
American Revolution Booklists
History of the Early Republic
- How did the Second Great Awakening change the United States
- Why did the Treaty of Wangxia negotiated with the United States ultimately alienate China
- How did the United States resolve its dispute with Great Britain over the Oregon Territory
- Why did Daniel Webster negotiate the Webster-Ashburton Treaty with Britain
- Why did the United States free the African captives on the Spanish schooner Amistad
- What caused the War of 1812
- How was the United Nations formed after World War Two
- Why did the United States pass the Chinese Exclusion Acts
- How did the United States and Great Britain eliminate their dueling navies on the Great Lakes and establish their borders in 1818
- How did the United States acquire Florida
- Why did the United States Repeal the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1943
- How Did St. Clair’s Defeat Happen
- What were the major United States slave revolts
- What was the Trent Affair and why did it disrupt relations between the United States and Britain during the Civil War
- What was the United States role in founding Liberia
- What are the Monroe Doctrine and the Roosevelt Corollary
- Why did the United States buy the Gadsden Purchase in 1854
- Why did France sell the Louisiana Purchase to the United States
- How did the Napoleonic Wars in Europe cause the War of 1812
- Why did the war between Britain and Napoleon's France led to the War of 1812?
- Why did the United States go to war against the Barbary States in 1815
- How did the XYZ Affair lead to the Quasi-War between France and the United States
- How did the United States react to the French Revolution
- How did the Citizen Genet Affair derail relations between the United States and France
- Why did the United States fail to support the Haitian Revolution of 1801 against France
History of the Early Republic Book Reviews, Author Interviews and Booklists
- Revolutionary Deists: Early America's Rational Infidels by Kerry Walter
- The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798: Interview with Terri Halperin
- Privateering during the War of 1812: Interview with Faye M. Kert
- Fate of the Revolution: Interview with Lorri Glover
- Thomas Jefferson, the Founding Fathers and Christianity: Interview with Sam Haselby
- Shantytown, USA: Interview with Lisa Goff
- Gender in Early America Top Ten Booklist
- Revolutionary Deists: Early America's Rational Infidels by Kerry Walter
Jacksonian America
Civil War
- How Did Southern Belles Help Dispel Their Own Stereotype?
- Did the Battle of Fredericksburg Change the Identities of Irish Soldiers?
- How Did Thomas Francis Meagher Really Die?
- How Did the Battle of South Mountain Alter the Course of the American Civil War?
- Was the Destruction Perpetrated by Lincoln, Grant, and Sherman Necessary to End the Civil War?
- Were Members of the Underground Railroad Criminals?
- What Was the Role of Hood's Texas Brigade at the Battle of Gaines's Mill?
- What Was the Significance of the Southwest in the Outcome of the Civil War
- What Were the Circumstances Surrounding the Death of "Stonewall" Jackson?
- What Were the Motives of the Irish in the American Civil War?
- Why Did Scandinavians Volunteer for the Union Army during the Civil War?
- Why Was the Battle of Antietam a Pivotal event in the American Civil War?
- Why Was Vicksburg “The Gibraltar of the Confederacy?”
- How Did God Influence the Wounded in the American Civil War?
Civil War Book Reviews, Author Interviews and Booklists
- Book Review: "The Assassin's Accomplice."
- Interview:African American Soldiers During the Civil War: Interview with Author Bob Luke
- Engineering Victory during the Civil War: Interview with Thomas F. Army, Jr.
- Interview:Lincoln's Biggest Bet: Interview with Todd Brewster
- Inventing the Pinkertons: Interview with Paul O'Hara
- American Civil War Biographies Top Ten Booklist
- Civil War Battles Top Ten Booklist
- 19th Century Overview of United States History Top Ten Booklist
Reconstruction
Gilded Age
- Why has it been difficult to punish the police for brutality?
- Why are there so many Monuments to the Confederacy across the United States?
- What was the dominant medical sect in the United States during the 19th Century?
- How did illegal abortions spur the push for medical licensing in the 19th Century?
- How did Oregon pass Medical Licensing Laws?
- Why did Medical Licensing Boards prosecute Christian Scientists for practicing medicine during the 19th Century?
- When were doctors first licensed in California?
Gilded Age Book Reviews, Author Interviews and Booklists
Prelude to the Great War
In the Trenches
Booklists and Booklists
Prelude to World War II
World at War
Consequences World War II
Booklists, Author Interviews and Book Reviews
World War Two in Pop Culture
Cold War
American Medical History
- What was the dominant medical sect in the United States during the 19th Century?
- How did illegal abortions spur the push for medical licensing in the 19th Century?
- How did Oregon pass Medical Licensing Laws?
- Why did Medical Licensing Boards prosecute Christian Scientists for practicing medicine during the 19th Century?
- When were doctors first licensed in California?
- Why was the First Heart Transplant a Failure?
- Public Health and the Risk Factor by William Rothstein
- Social History of American Medicine Top Ten Booklist
- The Cold War, Sexuality, and American Medicine: Interview with Carolyn Herbst Lewis
