HIS 332 Revolution to Republic

This course will examine the causes of the United States War for Independence, the political and military drive for national sovereignty, and the protracted post-war struggle to resolve the contradictory promises of revolutionary ideology and shape the social and political context of the post-war period. Students can expect to think critically about the interconnections between topics ranging from class formation to territorial expansion to the ever-deepening national debate over slavery to the tremendous reorientation of family law in the United States. Through lively discussion, interesting reading in both primary and secondary materials, engaged writing, and optional off-campus public history explorations, students will gain substantive knowledge of the period, interpretive skills, and a grasp of the recent literature in the field. Fulfills writing-intensive requirement. Prerequisite: HIS 226.

Credits

4