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COURSE NUMBER: HIST 399
COURSE TITLE: Special Topics in History - 2005/06 Winter Colonial America
NAME OF INSTRUCTOR: Dr Richard Vaudry
CREDIT WEIGHT AND WEEKLY TIME DISTRIBUTION: credits 3(hrs lect 3 - hrs sem 0 - hrs lab 0)
COURSE DESCRIPTION: A course on a topic of figure of special interest to a member of the history faculty and offered on a non-recurring basis.

Prerequisites: HIST 202 or 203

2005/06 Winter
This course seeks to introduce students to the main political, religious, social, economic and cultural features of ‘America’ from the earliest days of European settlement until the time of the American War of Independence.  Although there will be some consideration of the Spanish, French  and Dutch presence in North America, emphasis will be placed on the development of England’s Atlantic North American colonies.
REQUIRED TEXTS: T.H. Breen and Timothy Hall,  Colonial America in an Atlantic World, New York: Pearson Longman, 2004.
MARK DISTRIBUTION IN PERCENT:
Essay - Part One - Proposal, Outline, Bibliography 10%
Completed Essay - 3000 words 30%
In-Class Presentation of Essay 10%
Seminar Participation 20%
Final Examination 30%
100%

COURSE OBJECTIVES: That upon completion of this course students will have:
  1. gained an understanding of the main contours of the history of 17th and 18th century colonial America;
  2. that they will have been introduced to some of the main historiographical debates among historians of this period;
  3. learned to appreciate the importance and complexity of human agency in history;
  4. been introduced to some of the methods which historians use to reconstruct the past;
  5. enhanced their temporal sense.  In short, that they will have begun to think historically and not anachronistically;
  6. improved their skills in oral and written communication.
COURSE OUTLINE:
  • Atlantic World/Atlantic History
  • Spain in America
  • Puritan New England
  • The Native/European Encounter
  • Slavery in Colonial America
  • British West Indies
  • Great Awakenings
  • Consumer Revolution
  • American Revolution


Required texts, assignments, and grade distributions may vary from one offering of this course to the next. Please consult the course instructor for up to date details.

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