History 491 Research Paper Titles

Spring 2006

American West

“How Grandpa Ruined the Landscape of the West” (ecological affects of mining)

“Conditions on the Trails: Stories of Overlanders Who Made the Dangerous Expedition”

“The American Steamboat and Its Influence on the Mississippi River Basin”

“Women on the Overland Trails”

“High Noon: How American Outlaws, Lawmen, and Vigilantes Helped Shape the Early American West”

“The Fight against American Imperialism: A Study of the Apache, Cheyenne, and Ojibwa”

“Mountains of Gold: The Rush for Gold in California and Colorado”

“Vigilante Justice in Montana”

“Buffalo Soldiers: A Truth not a Folk Tale”

“Prairie State Boys: Illinois in the Mexican-American War”

“Indian Policy through the Eyes of George Armstrong Custer”

“The Chicano Movement and Student Groups Involved”

“The Successful Failure of Lewis and Clark”

“Bridging the Divide” (comparison and contrast of the leadership of Sitting Bull, Geronimo, and Chief Joseph)