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HIST237

17th- and 18th-Century American History
HIST237 SP

SectionClass Size*AvailableTimesPOIPrereq
1 50 0 Times: .T.T... 10:00AM-11:20AM;NoNo

*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for the Blue Add phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration. (Last Updated on Tue Aug 10 05:00:21 EDT 1999 )

The European discovery of the New World and the colonization of North America. Special attention will be given to the evolution of British North America and to the emergence of the United States up through 1815. (This course takes the place of Colonial American History and the American Revolution as formerly offered. Students who have taken HIST237 or HIST238 in previous years are not eligible to take this course for credit.)

MAJOR READINGS

Edmund Morgan, PURITAN DILEMMA,
Gary B. Nash, RED WHITE AND BLACK
James Henretta, THE EVOLUTION OF AMERICAN SOCIETY
Barnard Bailyn, THE ORIGINS OF AMERICAN POLITICS
Buel and Buel, THE WAY OF DUTY
Charles Royster, A REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE AT WAR
Gordon Wood, THE RADICALISM OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Hour exam, a paper on primary or important secondary source, and a final examination.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS HIST

Prerequisites: None

Section 01
Buel, R
Times: .T.T... 10:00AM-11:20AM;
Grading Mode: Mixed
Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 2, Fr: 2
Major Preference Given

Last Updated on MAR-22-1999




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