An introduction to the history of what would become the United States, from the Colonial period to Reconstruction, with an emphasis on race, gender and ethnicity. Topics include colonization, the dispossession and enslavement of African and Native peoples, gender roles, immigration, the conquest and settlement of the Southwest, and the events that moved America both toward and away from equality. Prereq: Honors standing. Not open to students with credit for 2001. GE historical study and diversity soc div in the US course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies and race, ethnicity and gender div course.
An introduction to the history of what would become the United States, from the Colonial period to Reconstruction, with an emphasis on race, gender and ethnicity. Topics include colonization, the dispossession and enslavement of African and Native peoples, gender roles, immigration, the conquest and settlement of the Southwest, and the events that moved America both toward and away from equality. Prereq: Honors standing. Not open to students with credit for 2001. GE historical study and diversity soc div in the US course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies and race, ethnicity and gender div course.
