The topic that would be appropriate for a three-page research paper is (C.) the impact of drug prevention programs in Baltimore, Maryland high schools.
The topic of a research paper must be interesting for both the author and the reader. Moreover, the topic has to be innovative in order to catch the attention of the person that is reading the paper. (A) The Revolutionary War and (B) the life of George Washington are not fresh nor original topics. Furthermore, it is not possible to do deep research on those topics either. Moreover, unlike the topic presented in option D), the topic provided in option C) is a well-defined topic besides being original; therefore, it is possible to conduct a study and to carry out a survey based on it.