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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: HS101, WR100 or WR101. Between 1606 and 1877, two of the most important turning points in American history occurred: The American Revolution and the Civil War. These events were produced by the social, economic, political, and cultural developments that preceded them and in turn, they gave impetus to new developments in these fields. Analyzes the historical process for the light it sheds on basic questions such as: How and why was this land occupied by Europeans What forms of economy and political governance were developed How and why did the United States become an independent nation After independence, how did the nation change and expand Why did the Americans engage in a civil war and what were its imme- diate consequences By what the American people did during these two centuries, they created the meaning for the terms "American" and the "United States." Countoward American Studies minor.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: HS101, WR100 or WR101. Covers nearly a century and a quarter of American life. By examining U.S. social and economic life as well as its political, diplomatic, and cultural history, the course focuses on what present-day Americans share with their nineteenth century forebears, how our lives differ from theirs, and why and how the changes occurred. To study these questions and to analyze the continuing conflict of cul- tures and values within periods and across time, this course has a three-part framework: the development of an urban, industrial society; reaction and reform as a result of the new society; and the concentration of power and its limitations.
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Prerequisite: HS101, WR100 or WR101. Explores the chang- ing relationship between people and the natural world from the Colonial Period to the present in the region that became the United States. The physical environ- ment shaped the development of American culture even as different groups of Americans transformed that environment. Topics include Native American ideas about the natural world, European transformations of the environment, the rise of capitalism and its environ- mental consequences, water the West, the development of an environmental movement, and current debates about the natural world and our place in it. Counts toward American Studies minor.
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Prerequisite: HS101, WR100 or WR101. Surveys the history of American women and their relations with men from settlement to modern times. Two parallel questions will run through the semester: How did gender differences mold the private worlds of women and men How did gender affect the public roles of women and men The issues are examined through four chronological periods: 1607-1790, 1790-1880, 1880-1945, and 1945-1990Explores the wide diversity of experiences according to race, class, ethnicity, and region within each period. Course counts toward American Studies and Gender Studies minors.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: HS101, WR100 or WR101. Explores the peoples and cultures of early America (1550-1775). Examines how encounters, conflicts, and compromises between Europeans, Africans, and Native Americans shaped the development of Colonial society. Counts toward American Studies minor.186 History
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: HS101, WR100 or WR101. The social, eco- nomic, and political causes and consequences of the American Revolution are explored. The course is divided into three parts. The first investigates the events lead- ing up to the Declaration of Independence. The sec- ond analyzes the social experience of war for different groups in American society and examines the new gov- ernments established at both the state and national levels. The third traces the transformations wrought (and not wrought) by the Revolution in American society and politics. Traditional lectures are occasion- ally given, but the bulk of class time is spent discussing the readings and documents as well as the ideas and arguments in them. Counts toward American Studies minor.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: HS101, WR100 or WR101. This course is divided into three parts. The first asks what forces led to the American Civil War. The second examines vari- ous aspects of life during the war years. And the final part considers how the nation "reconstructed" itself inthe postwar years. Students should recognize that rela- tively little time is devoted to military history. Counts toward American Studies minor.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: HS101, WR100 or WR101. An examination of the history of Baltimore since its foundation in 1727: its growth as a center of trade and industry, its tumul- tuous nineteenth century politics, and especially its industrial decline and unexpected revival in the twen- tieth century. The city's historic buildings and neigh- borhoods are the principal focus of the course, and students are encouraged to leave campus to study them. Novels and feature films about Baltimore are also used to study the city's history. Counts toward American Studies minor. Same course as AH349.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: HS101, WR100 or WR101. Students explore the growth of cultural institutions in four American cities-Baltimore, Boston, New York, and Philadelphia-in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. For much of the time under consideration, the elite and the citizenry in each of these cities competed to establish exemplary cultural institutions that would be emulated- or envied-by other cities. Early urban planning, reli- gious edifices, monuments, parks, museums and librar- ies, and department stores are among the topics consid- ered. Counts toward American Studies minor. Same course as AH351.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: HS101, WR100 or WR101. Examines two vital threads in post-World War II American history: our evolving international role and the rapidly changing society at home. At one level, it tries to make sense of a bewildering series of important events, including: the Cold War, McCarthyism, the Civil Rights Movement, the War on Poverty, the Vietnam War, the Peace Movement, the sixties counterculture, feminism, Watergate, and supply-side economics. At another level, it asks how these critical events-and broader demographic trends such as the baby boom and suburbanization-touched everyday Americans. How did life for the "person on the street" change during this tumultuous period Counts toward American Studies minor.
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