AMST 150D - Cultural Conflict in Early America

Institution:

Saint John Fisher University

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Description:

This course examines cultural interactions and resulting conflicts between three distinct groups who inhabited the territory that became the United States: native peoples, African slaves, and white settlers of European descent. The course considers how each group understood and articulated its place on the continent and how different understandings of such fundamental cultural concepts as land ownership, religion, race, law, and gender led to profound and at times violent conflicts between different peoples.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.sjfc.edu

Phone Number:

(585) 385-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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