HIST 651 - AMERICAN FRONTIER

3 Credit Hour(s)
A study of the history and culture of the American Frontier from colonial times through the nineteenth century. Emphasis will be given to the explorations, settlement, political issues, economic development, and cultural collisions in the Trans-Mississippi West: The Louisiana Purchase territory, the Spanish/Mexican borderlands of the Southwest, and the Far Northwest. Assesses critical thinking skills through scholarly readings and written analysis, as well as through oral presentations. Three hours of lecture.