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Language of instruction
French, English
This course occurs in the following program(s)
Training officer(s)
Mokhtar Ben-Barka
Présentation
Goal
The second semester class offers to provide the students with some points of references and principles which are necessary to understand the contemporary American society.
Presentation
The Great Steps in Populating America
Chapter 1: The colonization of the territory
- Explorations and early settlements
- Colonial conflicts
- The colonization of the territory
- Territorial growth
- The conquest of the West
- The end of the frontier
Chapter 2: Indian history
- Who were the “Native Americans”?
- Relationships with the colonists
- The U.S. Government’s Indian policies
- The Indian genocide
Chapter 3: Cultural origins
- The first settlers
- The English colonization
- The colonial heritage
Chapter 4: The “peculiar institution”
- Slavery and the slave population
- A national debate
- The end of slavery
Chapter 5: Immigration to the United States from the 1820s to the 1930s
- The immigrants’ motives and origins
- Restricting immigration
- The integration of newcomers
Chapter 1: The colonization of the territory
- Explorations and early settlements
- Colonial conflicts
- The colonization of the territory
- Territorial growth
- The conquest of the West
- The end of the frontier
Chapter 2: Indian history
- Who were the “Native Americans”?
- Relationships with the colonists
- The U.S. Government’s Indian policies
- The Indian genocide
Chapter 3: Cultural origins
- The first settlers
- The English colonization
- The colonial heritage
Chapter 4: The “peculiar institution”
- Slavery and the slave population
- A national debate
- The end of slavery
Chapter 5: Immigration to the United States from the 1820s to the 1930s
- The immigrants’ motives and origins
- Restricting immigration
- The integration of newcomers
Modalités
Forms of instruction
1 1/2 hours per week
Evaluation
Ressources
Bibliography
- Mauk & Oakland <i>American Civilization: An Introduction</i>, Routledge|| - Nash, Gary B. <i>Atlas of American History</i>, Facts on File, 2006|| - Sicard, Pierre and Frédérique Spill, eds. <i>Regards sur l'Amérique , Approche documentaire des Etats-Unis</i>. Paris : A. Colin, 2011.|| - Carrez, Stéphanie and Sandrine Ferré-Rode. Panorama de l'histoire des Etats-Unis. Studyrama, 2013.||