Revolutionary America ((4 Credits))

Catalog description

Students will examine the origins, events and major personalities of the American Revolution, in the period from 1763-1789. Topics include the development of the American colonies, the reasons for the break with Great Britain, the course and character of the revolution, as well as the philosophical and political debate over the Constitution. The student will gain a better understanding of the major political, intellectual, social, economic, and cultural trends of the revolutionary period in American history, with a focus on the Revolution itself and the subsequent creation of a new constitutional system of government.