- United States Colonial and Early National History

Catalog description

This course examines the roots of American culture, government, and society from Native America through the development of slavery and the American Revolution up to the Age of Jackson. By reading this history through the lenses of conservative, liberal, and radical interpretations, students will learn to recognize the political biases in historical arguments, will learn how to evaluate the quality of evidence an author uses, and will develop the ability to make their own well-supported historical arguments, verbally and in writing.