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Organization, Regulations, and Courses 2024-25


HIST 96.21 Politics and Society in Colonial America

This seminar investigates the ideas and practices that constructed and deconstructed empire in North Americas during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. It explores the perspectives of those involved in advancing and resisting European colonialism as they debated how to manage political, economic, and religious structures that bridged the Atlantic. The course traces evolving scholarly approaches to analyzing political culture and equips students to undertake research in early American political history with published and archival records.

Degree Requirement Attributes

Dist:TMV; WCult:W

The Timetable of Class Meetings contains the most up-to-date information about a course. It includes not only the meeting time and instructor, but also its official distributive and/or world culture designation. This information supersedes any information you may see elsewhere, to include what may appear in this ORC/Catalog or on a department/program website. Note that course attributes may change term to term therefore those in effect are those (only) during the term in which you enroll in the course.

Department-Specific Course Categories

Class of 2023 and Before Major/Minor Dist: US, pre-1700/pre-1800; Class of 2024 and Beyond Major/Minor Dist: US, premodern.