ALEXANDER HAMILTON'S WORLD: 18TH-CENTURY AMERICA

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Students explore 18th-century America, including the American Revolution and its aftermath, with special reference to the decisions and actions of Alexander Hamilton. The course focuses on how 13 disparate English colonies came together to form a new nation in North America during the 18th century. Students study not only the political narrative of this process, but also how the transformation affected society — men and women; rich and poor; and free, slave and American Indian. The life of Alexander Hamilton provides insight into all these topics.