History of American Economic Development

Catalog description

Same as HIST 2800 . Prerequisites: ECON 1000 or ECON 1001 or consent of instructor. This course presents an overview of American economic history. Topics may include the native American economies, the colonial and revolutionary period, the US constitution, slavery and the civil war, the shift from an agricultural to an industrial economy, the political and economic effects of the two world wars, and the growth of government in the postwar economy. This course fulfills the American History and Government general education requirement.