HON 327 - Great Books: American History

Credit Hours: 3

Provides an overview of North American History from the period surrounding European settlement to the present. Includes topics of European and Native American relations, the development of slavery, the American Revolution, and the Civil War, as well as the Progressive and New Deal eras, the World Wars, the Cold War, 1960s radicalism, and the rise of modern conservativism. Sources will range from Puritan sermons, Common Sense, and The Federalist Papers, to slave and feminist writings, presidential speeches, and civil rights treatises.

Prerequisite: E.P. Hart Honors Program