United States History Study Guide
American Colonial History
- Why was the Jay Treaty so unpopular in the United States
- How did the United States react to the French Revolution
- Why did France side with the American Colonies during the American Revolution
- What caused the French and Indian War
- What was the purpose of the Committee of Secret Correspondence during the American Revolution
- Why did the Continental Congress draft and sign the Declaration of Independence
- How did the Treaty of Paris of 1783 end the American Revolution
- Why did the Continental Congress adopt the Articles of Confederation
- Why did the United States Continental Congress approve The Model Treaty of 1776
- 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 of Union of 1754
- Indians, Settlers, and Slaves in a Frontier Exchange Economy: The Lower Mississippi Valley Before 1783 - Book Review
- The Middle Ground: Indians, Empires, and Republics in the Great Lakes Region, 1650-1815 - Book Review
- Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England - Book Review
- The Radicalism of the American Revolution - Book Review
- Revolutionary Deists: Early America's Rational Infidels - Book Review
- Gender in Early America Top Ten Booklist
- How Did the Battle of Culloden Change British and American History
- Why did African Americans join the British Army during the American Revolution
- American Revolution Top Ten Booklist
- Shantytown, USA: Interview with Lisa Goff
- Hodges' Scout: Interview with Len Travers
- What was George Washington's military experience before the American Revolution
- What are the "Six Flags" that have Flown over Texas
American Revolution
- Why did the Continental Congress adopt the Articles of Confederation
- Why did the United States Continental Congress approve The Model Treaty of 1776
- How did Great Britain win the French Indian War (Seven Years War)
- The Radicalism of the American Revolution - Book Review
- Why did African Americans join the British Army during the American Revolution
- What are the Origins of the Abolitionist Movement
- Why Did American Colonists Become United Against England
- American Revolution Top Ten Booklist
- What was George Washington's military experience before the American Revolution
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
- Why was George Washington's Farewell Address in 1796 Significant
- Why did Indian Removal cause the Trail of Tears
- Was the Constitution Pro-Slavery
- Was Joel Poinsett an Agent of Empire and a Patron of Science
- Were Members of the Underground Railroad Criminals
History of the Early Republic Book Reviews, Author Interviews and Booklists
- 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
Jacksonian America
- The Mysterious Illness of Jim Bowie: How Did He Contribute to His Own Decline?
- Interview:Pigs, Parks, and Power in the Antebellum City: Interview with Catherine McNeur
- Was Joel Poinsett an Agent of Empire and a Patron of Science?
- What are the Origins of the Abolitionist Movement?
- How did the Second Great Awakening change the United States?
- Why did Indian Removal cause the Trail of Tears?
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
- How did "Stonewall" Jackson die?
- 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
- The Assassin's Accomplice by Kate Clifford Larson - Book Review
- 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
- What were the Klu Klux Klan and the Enforcement Acts of 1870-71
- What were the International Consequences of the Union Victory in 1865
- What Did Black Politicians Accomplish during the Reconstruction Era
- Understanding Reconstruction - A Historiography
- The Red River War, 1874-1875: What Were the Events that Led to the Uprising
- 19th Century Overview of United States History Top Ten Booklist
- Interview:Voodoo, Kidnapping and Race in New Orleans during Reconstruction: Interview with Michael A. Ross
Gilded Age
- What were the International Consequences of the Union Victory in 1865
- How did Yellow Journalism lead to the Spanish-American War
- Why was it difficult to punish the police for brutality during the Gilded Age
- Inventing the Pinkertons: Interview with Paul O'Hara
- The Conspiracy of Free Trade: Interview with Marc-William Palen
- Gilded Age/Progressive Era History Top Ten Booklist
- 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 in the 19th Century?
- 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
Cold War
- Why did the Allies struggle to resolve any meaningful issues at the Potsdam Conference in 1945
- Why did the Carter Administration establish official diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China in 1979
- Why did the Angola Civil War of 1974-75 turn into a Cold War battleground
- Why did the United States support Mobutu Sese Seko's coup in Congo in 1960
- Why did Apartheid end in South Africa in the 1990s
- How did the World React to the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan in 1978 according to the CIA
- How did the United States end the Vietnam War
- How did the United States respond to the creation of Bangladesh in 1971
- Why did the Tet Offensive (1968) weaken American support for the Vietnam War
- Why did the Soviet Union create the Warsaw Pact in 1955
- How did the United States react to the Arab-Israeli War of 1973
- How did the United States react to the decolonization of Africa between 1945-1960
- Why was NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) created in 1949
- What was the East German Uprising in 1953 and how did the United States react to it
- How did the French defeat at Dien Bien Phu change the diplomatic approach of the United States to Vietnam
- How did Richard Nixon normalize diplomatic relations with China in 1972
- Why did the Soviet Union invade Czechoslovakia in 1968
- How did the United States react to the 1967 Arab-Israeli War
- How did the United States react to the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965
- Why did the United States escalate its involvement in the Vietnam War in 1964
- Why did the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations increase Foreign Aid
- Why was the Limited Test Ban Treaty of 1963 created during the Cold War
- How did the Kennedy Administration avoid war with the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis
- How did the Kennedy Administration respond to the Laos Crisis between 1960-1963
- How did the United States and USSR react to the Francis Gary Powers U2 incident
- Why did the Soviet Union build the Berlin Wall
- What was the Eisenhower Doctrine of 1957
- How did the United States react to the Suez Crisis in 1956
- Top Ten Booklist on Joseph Stalin
- What Events Led to the Vietnam War - From Partition to the Viet Cong
Booklists, Author Interviews and Book Reviews
United States history in Pop Culture
- How accurate is the movie Patton?
- How historically accurate is the movie 'A Bridge Too Far'?
- How accurate is the movie J. Edgar?
- How historically accurate is the movie 'The Battle of the Bulge'?
- How historically accurate is the movie 'Tora, Tora, Tora'?
- How Historically Accurate is the movie Gangs of New York?
- How historically accurate is the movie The Longest Day?
American Medical History
- What was "Twilight Sleep"?
- When did abortion become legal in 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 in the 19th Century?
- 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
