Invasion of the Americas

Catalog description

This course investigates the European conquest and settlement of the Americas, from the mid-fifteenth century through the end of the colonial period. Students will follow the voyages of Columbus, race the establishment of Spanish missions, and track the settlement of multiple frontiers across the hemisphere. The course will investigate the nature and legacy of these colonial conquests through a series of research-based role-playing simulations and students will encounter conquistadors, pirates, farmers, ranchers, miners, priests, and rebels along the way. No prerequisite. (Offered every other even spring term.)