History (HIST) - Intro to American History

HIST 2516  Intro to American History

Prerequisites:

Six credits of history at the 1000 level or 24 credits completed.

Antirequisites:

HIST 2515

Hours:

Three hours of lecture per week for one term.

Credits:

3

Description:

American history is largely a debate over what it means to be American. Students engage this debate by studying the major events and themes of the American past and exploring how different groups accommodated the forces of change. Students consider how various peoples accepted and resisted institutional change, cultural and social development, and political evolution from Raleigh to Reagan, from colonies to Cold War.