Nov 09, 2024  
2024-2025 Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Catalog

HIS 141 - 19th-Century US History


Instructors
Guasco, Nguyen, Stremlau

This course will introduce students to advanced concepts in historical thinking and selected topics in nineteenth-century US history. Students will explore secondary literature and primary sources organized into five case studies. Although the specific case studies will evolve, one each will generally explore the following major topics: 1) gender and sexuality; 2) white supremacy and racism; 3) immigration and naturalization/citizenship; 4) settler colonialism and expansion; 5) industrialization and urbanization. Students will create a sixth case study in teams.  

Satisfies the Historical Thought requirement.