Early North America to 1763
HIST 237
Fall 2017
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01
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| Crosslisting:
AMST 284 |
| Certificates: Civic Engagement |
From the arrival of the earliest fishing ships off the coast of Newfoundland to the fall of New France at the close of the Seven Years' War, North America was the site of entangled encounters. Overlapping imperial claims and the construction of new societies took place on a continent long inhabited by powerful Indigenous groups. This course will examine North America as a contested and negotiated territory in which imperial plans were subjected to local contexts and contingencies. Using primary and secondary sources, we will examine major events (explorations, encounters, and wars), the rise and fall of imperial powers (French, British, Dutch, and Spanish), and the daily realities that shaped experiences in North America (trade, religion, sex, forced migrations, and disease). |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (AMST)(CIVI-MN)(HIST-MN)(HIST)(STS) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 75% - 89% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Alan Taylor, AMERICAN COLONIES
Richter, LOOKING EAST FROM INDIAN COUNTRY
Various articles and primary sources
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Examinations and Assignments:
Reading Responses, short essays, two in-class tests |
| Instructor(s): Lennox,Jeffers Times: ..T.R.. 10:20AM-11:40AM; Location: DWNY113; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 40 | | SR major: 7 | JR major: 7 | | |
| Seats Available: 20 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 3 | JR non-major: 3 | SO: 10 | FR: 10 |
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