HIST1841 · History
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
This course will examine North American history from the perspective of the collision and exchange of cultures and peoples. From the Mississippian Indian civilization at Cahokia to the Illinois, Iroquois, Algonkian, and other Native American peoples, we will see how Indians resisted, adapted, and interacted with French, English, Spanish, and Dutch Europeans. African peoples were another key part of this cultural collision, as hundreds of thousands were brought to North America in the slave trade. The course ends with the consolidation of white European power in the creation of the United States. Major themes in the course are race, power, and religion.
Course experience
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Organization
4.5 / 5
How well the course was organized
Challenge
4.4 / 5
How intellectually challenging students found it
Attendance
4.9 / 5
How necessary attendance was
Assignments
4.2 / 5
How helpful assignments were
Weekly effort
~5
hours per week
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Student perspective
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Dec 22, 2024 · Historical comment
Great class and professor. Content is really engaging even if u are just minimally interested in US History. Make sure to take notes on the reading and lectures or you’re cooked for the take-home midterm and final.
Across time
Available section-level results across semesters.
Fall 2024
1 sectionFall 2023
1 sectionFall 2021
1 sectionSpring 2021
1 sectionFall 2020
1 section