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

The European discovery of the New World the colonization of North America, and 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

Alden Vaughan, AMERICAN GENESIS: CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH AND THE FOUNDING OF VIRGINIA
Colin Calloway, NEW WORLDS FOR ALL: INDIANS, EUROPEANS, AND THE REMAKING OF EARLY AMERICA
Edmund Morgan, THE PURITAN DILEMMA: THE STORY OF JOHN WINTHROP
John Demos, REMARKABLE PROVIDENCES: READINGS ON EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY
Gordon Wood, RADICALISM OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Alexander Hamilton, et al., THE FEDERALIST PAPERS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

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

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: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS HIST    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Lucas,Joseph S.   
Times: ..T.T.. 02:40PM-04:00PM;     Location: PAC004
Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 50)
SR. major:    Jr. major:
SR. non-major: 13   Jr. non-major: 13   SO: 12   FR: 12

Special Attributes:

Last Updated on MAR-24-2000

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