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3.00 Credits
This course explores the “New Worlds” of North America from the 1500s to 1763. Although there is an emphasis on the English colonies, it also examines the dynamic societies of and relationships between other Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans as they met new challenges on the continent.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the exploration and settlement of British North America from the 16th century to 1763. It examines the dynamics of Native American, european, and African relationships as well as the development of colonial cultures, societies, and politics.
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3.00 Credits
Students examine what caused American colonists to war for independence from Great Britain and create a new nation. Besides examining social and military issues, this course surveys the political ideologies espoused by the revolutionaries from 1763 to the ratification of the Constitution in 1788 and the addition of the Bill of Rights in 1791.
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3.00 Credits
Students examine what caused American colonists to war for independence from Great Britain and create a new nation. Besides examining social and military issues, this course surveys the political ideologies espoused by the revolutionaries from 1763 to the ratification of the Constitution in 1788 and the addition of the Bill of Rights in 1791.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the history of Ireland from its beginnings to the present day. This is an upper division course, and as such, the student work will focus on historical writing and analysis.
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3.00 Credits
This course covers the numerous challenges that the new American nation faced when its survival seemed in doubt. As they struggled to establish the federal government, the founders also had to face the conflict between Great Britain and France that would eventually entangle the United States in its first major war. After the War of 1812, the nation turned inward to confront economic development, democratization, and the growing impact of slavery. Americans struggled with powerful waves of social change. As the nation expanded across the continent, political conflict grew, as party leaders like Jackson, Clay, Webster, and Calhoun sought compromise on the issues that would eventually lead to civil war.
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3.00 Credits
A history of Pennsylvania's societies and politics from the experience of its Native American peoples and European settlement, through its roles in the French and Indian War, American Revolution, and other national crises, to its rapid industrial development in the 19th century and its modern challenges of urban centers to the east and west and rural middle.
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3.00 Credits
A history of Pennsylvania's society and politics from the experience of its native American peoples and European settlement under the aegis of William Penn and its role in the French and Indian War and American Revolution to its rapid industrial development in the 19th century and its modern-day urban growth.
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3.00 Credits
The course examines the dynamics of immigration to the United States from the 19th to mid 20th centuries. Within the broader survey, the instructor may focus on the arrival of immigrants from Northern and Western Europe, those coming from Southern and Eastern Europe, and peoples from Asia and Latin America.
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3.00 Credits
This class traces the history of women's roles and women's lives from the time of the American Revolution to the present. In these years ideals of female behavior and the opportunities available to women have changed dramatically. Through lectures, readings, and discussions, students will consider the nature and cause of these changes.
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