American History (up to 1877)
Do you want to know more about the United States beyond the cursory media coverages on TV or internet? Have you enjoyed watching films based on American history or documentaries about famous Americans? If you are interested in any aspect of American politics or culture, then this is the course for you as we will explore America’s complicated past to make sense of today’s issues and challenges the United States face.
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Wed 03 Aug
- $122.00 incl. GST
Sessions
Session 1
Wed 03 Aug 19:00 - Wed 03 Aug 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 2
Wed 10 Aug 19:00 - Wed 10 Aug 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 3
Wed 17 Aug 19:00 - Wed 17 Aug 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 4
Wed 24 Aug 19:00 - Wed 24 Aug 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 5
Wed 31 Aug 19:00 - Wed 31 Aug 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 6
Wed 07 Sep 19:00 - Wed 07 Sep 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.
Description
1. The Birth of the Atlantic World
2. "The Middle Ground": the Evolution of White-Indian relations in North America
3. Uprooted and Planted: the Origins of Slavery in North America
4. "Give Me Death or Liberty!": the Flames of the American Revolution
5. "We the People of the United States": From the American Republic to American Democracy
6. The Road to Disunion: the sectional crisis and the Civil War
