Hst 530 Roots of American Culture
Relation of cultural attitudes and values to the American historical experience from 1600-1860. Topics include the European legacy; Puritanism; race, class, and ethnicity; American Enlightenment and Revolution; Cultural Nationalism; Industrial Ethic and Pastoralism; Jacksonian Democracy; Manifest Destiny and Native Americans; Slavery and African American Culture; Evangelicalism, Reform, Abolitionism, and Feminism. Also offered for undergraduate-level credit as Hst 430 and may be taken only once for credit.