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Semester 2

Revolutionary America, 1763-1815 (HIST10416)

Subject

History

College

CAHSS

Credits

20

Normal Year Taken

3

Delivery Session Year

2023/2024

Pre-requisites

Visiting students must have completed 3 History courses at grade B or above, and please note that we will only consider courses with a specific focus on History (not including History of Art) towards these pre-requisites. We will only consider University/College level courses. **Please see Additional Restrictions below**

Course Summary

This course considers the causes, course, and immediate consequences of the events which led to the creation of the United States, c. 1763-1815. It considers the degree to which those events can be described as "revolutionary" and the impact of the Revolution on all segments of American society as well the geopolitical significance of the creation of a new republic in the Americas at the end of the eighteenth century.

Course Description

Revolutionary America explores the crucial events that led to the creation of the United States as well as the first years of the new republic. It considers why some colonists in British North America rebelled against British rule while others did not (although thirteen North American colonies declared independence in 1776, an additional thirteen colonies on the mainland and in the Caribbean chose to remain within the British Empire). Among the themes and topics which the course considers are the causes of the American Revolution, the War of Independence, constitution-making, and the social and political development of the new American republic. The course considers the Revolution in a broad, Atlantic, perspective, assessing the geopolitical significance of the creation of a republic in the Western Hemisphere. It also considers the degree to which the emergence of that republic was shaped by and affected people of various social classes including women, African Americans, and Native Americans.

Assessment Information

Written Exam 0%, Coursework 100%, Practical Exam 0%

Additional Restrictions

Unless you are nominated on a History or HCA exchange agreement, visiting students are only permitted to enrol in two 3rd year History courses each, per semester, before the start of the relevant semester’s welcome period – and spaces on each course are limited so cannot be guaranteed for any student. This includes courses in Economic History and Scottish History. Enrolment in a third course from this group will depend on whether there are still spaces available in the January Welcome Period, and cannot be guaranteed. It is NOT appropriate for students to contact staff within this subject area to ask for an exception to be made; all enquiries to enrol in these courses must be made through the CAHSS Visiting Student Office. This is due to the limited number of spaces available in this very popular subject area.

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