Early America: The 17th and 18th Centuries
HIST 237
Spring 2007 not offered
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| Crosslisting:
AMST 151 |
This course surveys North American history from the founding of Jamestown in 1607 through the American Revolution of 1775-1783, with particular attention given to the struggle of European colonizers for control of the continent and its indigenous population, Puritanism and witchcraft, the Atlantic slave trade, material culture, gendered relations, and the origins of American political and cultural institutions. In addition to training students in the use of primary sources-objects, images, contemporary written documents-the course models a cultural approach to the study of colonization and everyday life in early America. Such an approach necessarily combines aspects of social, political, intellectual, and economic history to provide the fullest picture possible of America's growth during two of its most violent and discordant centuries. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Writing |
| 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: None |
Major Readings:
Sebastian de Grazia, A COUNTRY WITH NO NAME.
John Demos, A LITTLE COMMONWEALTH.
Joseph J. Ellis, FOUNDING BROTHERS.
John Demos, THE UNREDEEMED CAPTIVE.
Thomas Harriot, A BRIEF AND TRUE REPORT OF THE NEW FOUND LAND OF VIRGINIA.
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, A MIDWIFE'S TALE.
Myra Jehlen and Michael Warner, eds., THE ENGLISH LITERATURES OF AMERICA.
David Hackett Fischer, PAUL REVERE'S RIDE.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Active participation, attendance; mid-term and final exams, plus two short essays. |
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