HIS601New American Nation

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Graduate · 3 credits

America has held many titles as a result of its political inception, including "the birthplace of democracy" and "the first nation based on an idea." Does the historical evidence substantiate those claims Was the American Revolution truly "revolutionary" In this course, the separation of the American colonies from England and the political, cultural, social, and economic realities that resulted are critically examined. Students will challenge and refine previously held or popular notions of the period encompassing Revolutionary-era America through the early nineteenth century.