HIST 202

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An exploration of the history of the Early American Republic from the beginnings of the American Revolution through the War of 1812 and its aftermath. Examines the beginnings of the United States, with particular attention to the formation of governments, the expansion of wage labor and the domestic slave trade, the implications of settler colonialism for native people, and the nature of politics in the early national period. What were the consequences of the imperial crisis and the American Revolution for the continent’s diverse inhabitants What was the nature of the federal government that Americans created, and how did their definition of “the people” change over time? Particular attention will be paid to the commodification of both natural resources and human beings.