79 195 - Colonial America and the Atlantic World 1450-1763

Institution:

Carnegie Mellon University

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Description:

This course traces the origins and development of colonial North America, from contact to the eve of Revolution. While the mainland British colonies will be a major focus, this course will emphasize a broader Atlantic world perspective, examining the circulation of people, goods, ideas, and even plants and germs, between the Old World of Europe and Africa, and the New World of the Americas. As such, this course will also consider the development of the Caribbean islands, Canada, and the Southwest borderlands. Students will explore varying methods and motivations of colonization, including the search for commodities, and comparative successes and failures. Major themes of the course will include the development of new societies and cultures in New England, the Middle Colonies, the Chesapeake and the South, as well as frontier regions (incl. the Ohio Valley); the development of the British imperial system; the transatlantic slave trade; and especially, native encounters, resistance, struggle, and survival in an increasingly hostile imperial world. By the end of the course, students should have a fundamental understanding of colonial American societies and cultures, including various social structures, economic development, and religious life; immigration and labor, especially slavery; imperial rivalries; and Euro-American/indigenous relations.

Credits:

9.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.cmu.edu/

Phone Number:

(412) 268-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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