The Growth and Development of the U.S.A.

This course surveys American history from the Pre-Columbian peoples to the present. Among the topics to be studied are: the character of colonial society; the motivations and character of American expansionism; the War of Independence and the Federal Constitution; the changing role of government in American life; the intellectual and political expressions of nationalism, liberalism, and abolitionism; the nature of work and labor organization; immigration and the history of racial and ethnic minorities; urbanization and other major movements and individual figures in American history. An emphasis is placed on the development of constitutional rights.

Fall, Spring

FUS - Flexible Core - US Experience in its Diversity

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