HIST 05471 - History of the American West

Institution:

Rowan University

Subject:

Description:

Prerequisites: HIST 05150 and ( HIST 05306 or AMST 13201 ) This course considers the settlement and economic development of the American West from the arrival of Europeans in the sixteenth century to the present. Among the topics considered will be: the role of the frontier in American history; the settlement of the region first by Native Americans and later by Europeans, Africans, and Asians; conflicts between Europeans and Native Americans; Manifest Destiny and american expansionism; the Gold Rush; vigilantism; women and the frontier experience; farming on the Great Plains; Mexican immigration; high technology and the economy of the modern West; and the frontier in the American imagination.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.rowan.edu

Phone Number:

(856) 256-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

The Course Profile information is provided and updated by third parties including the respective institutions. While the institutions are able to update their information at any time, the information is not independently validated, and no party associated with this website can accept responsibility for its accuracy.