HIST 834 - Early America

Institution:

Trinity College

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Description:

This seminar examines the people, cultures, and societies of early America from first settlement to the eve of the American Revolution. We will focus on New England while simultaneously exploring the full scope of European exploration and colonization (particularly Spanish, French, Dutch, and English enterprises). We will pay close attention to Native American responses, the development of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade, gender roles and family, challenges to colonial rule, and regional diversity in political, social, and economic structures. A major emphasis of the class will be on understanding colonists as real people through readings, discussions, and optional trips to living museums. The course will also explain the intellectual, social, and political changes that transformed colonists from diverse and independent colonies into Americans with a shared revolutionary and nationalistic sensibility. 1.00 units, Seminar

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Trincoll.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 297-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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