Overview
Description
Colonial society on the eve of rebellion; causes and effects of the Revolution; Constitutional formation and Federalist culture; Jeffersonian America and the War of 1812.
Units
Lecture3
Learning Outcomes
- explain the cause, course, and outcomes of the Revolutionary War as well as its cultural valences for diverse Americans in different parts of the nation.
- analyze and interpret primary and secondary sources relating to the Revolutionary War and its cultural valences through class discussion, written assignments, and oral presentations
- analyze and understand how the U.S. Constitution emerged out of the context of the Revolutionary War and affected diverse Americans.
- craft arguments and evince them in a clear and persuasive manner.