Early North America to 1763
HIST 237
Fall 2012 not offered
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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: None |
Major Readings:
Bailyn, Bernard, THE PEOPLING OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA: AN INTRODUCTION
Berlin, Ira, MANY THOUSANDS GONE: THE FIRST TWO CENTURIES OF SLAVERY IN NORTH AMERICA
Deetz, James, IN SMALL THINGS FORGOTTEN: AN ARCHAEOLOGY OF EARLY AMERICAN LIFE
Demos, John, A LITTLE COMMONWEALTH: FAMILY LIFE IN PLYMOUTH COLONY
Demos, John, REMARKABLE PROVIDENCES: READINGS ON EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY
Demos, John, THE UNREDEEMED CAPTIVE: A FAMILY STORY FROM EARLY AMERICA
Ellis, Joseph J., FOUNDING BROTHERS: THE REVOLUTIONARY GENERATION
Franklin, Benjamin, THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Hariot, Thomas, A BRIEF AND TRUE REPORT OF THE NEW FOUND LAND OF VIRGINIA
Isaac, Rhys, THE TRANSFORMATION OF VIRGINIA, 1740-1790
Karlsen, Carol F., THE DEVIL IN THE SHAPE OF A WOMAN: WITCHCRAFT IN COLONIAL NEW ENGLAND
Klepp, Susan E. and Smith, Billy G. , eds., THE INFORTUNATE: THE VOYAGE AND ADVENTURES OF WILLIAM MORALEY, AN INDENTURED SERVANT
Morgan, Edmund S.,VISIBLE SAINTS: THE HISTORY OF A PURITAN IDEA
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Examinations and Assignments:
Active participation, attendance; mid-term and final exams, plus a research paper of eight to ten pages. |
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