HISTORY 17A

I.   Introduction to the Course
            A.  Early civilizations in the Americas
            B.  Spanish suppression of the Indians

II.   Europeans in North America
             A.  Spanish, Dutch, French, and English colonies
             B.  The African slave trade

 III.   The New England Colonies, Puritans, and the Salem witch trials
 IV.   Quakers
 V.    Conflict, war, and the colonies
 VI.   Cultural diversity in North America:  class, gender, and race
          in the colonies

VII.   Intellectual change in the Eighteenth Century
              A.  The Enlightenment
              B.  The Great Awakening

VIII.  The French and Indian War
IX.     The American Revolution
X.      Struggle over Law and Politics:  Articles of Confederation, and the
          Constitution

XI.     Constitutional Issues and their modern counterparts
                A.  The Bill of Rights
                B.   The Courts

XII.     Clashing economic views:  Jefferson and Hamilton
XIII.    War of  1812
XIV.    Westward expansion
                 A.  The transportation revolution and economic growth
                 B.  The American family
                 C.  The Mexican-American War and the
                        Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo   

XV.      Racial issues
                 A.  Arrival of Chinese immigrants to the United States
                 B.   The perpetual dilemma of slavery

XVI.     Jacksonian democracy
XVII.    Social reforms:  the Whigs versus the Democrats
                  A.  The criminal justice system
                  B.   Status of women
                  C.   Should slavery be extended?

XVIII.    The Civil War