HIST 320 - Colonial America

Credits: 3
A detailed study through readings and discussion of the major issues in colonial life. Topics will range from contact with Native Americans, to the Salem witch trials, to the origins of slavery. Students will examine European settlement patterns in the four regions of British North America, including family, religious, and political life. The course will conclude by studying the social, military, and political strain placed on colonial institutions by the Seven Years’ War.