Revolution & The Founding

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This course will examine the political, social, and intellectual history of the United States from the French and Indian War to the Ratification of the Constitution. The course will focus on the character of 18th century America, America’s place in Britain’s Atlantic empire, the causes of the American Revolution, the transition from royal to republican government, how America won the war, how different groups (women, slaves, loyalists, Indians) shaped and responded to the Revolution, and the debate over the legacy of the Revolution in the creation of the U.S. Constitution and the early national period.