HIST 229 - Seminar in United States History

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FA. This seminar takes a broad, student-centered learning approach in order to survey the history of the United States as it evolved from its Native American roots and first African and European populations into an independent political unit with an industrial economy and an urban society that ultimately emerged as a global power in the mid-twentieth century. The course will emphasize several interlocking themes: colonial roots and cultural and political divergence; family history and national history; the costs and benefits of expansion; industrialization and immigration; American leadership in the twentieth century; and the challenges of the twenty-first century. Emphasis will be given to teaching these topics at the elementary and secondary-school level.