Britain and the American Revolution C.1760-C.1785 (HI0112)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : HCA-3-BAR

This course offers a study of how British policies provoked an imperial crisis involving serious disputes and ultimately war with the American colonies, how parliament and successive ministries responded to this crisis, how British opinion was sharply divided inside and outside of parliament on the best policy to adopt towards the colonies, how the long and expensive war with the Americans and their European allies was fought, and how the loss of the American colonies influenced events in Britain.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : A pass in any first level historical course and any second level historical course or equivalent. Visiting students should normally have 3 to 4 History courses at grade B or above. Before enrolling students on this course, Directors are asked to contact the History Honours Admissions Secretary to ensure that a place is available (tel. 503783).

Variants

? This course has variants for part year visiting students, as follows

Britain and the American Revolution C.1760-C.1785 (VS1) (Not being delivered)
Britain and the American Revolution C.1760-C.1785 (VS2) (Not being delivered)

Subject Areas

Home subject area

History, (School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	14:00	15:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Students are expected to be acquainted not simply with the basic information on these issues, but with how evidence is gathered by scholars; why the evidence is sometimes uncertain and contradictory; and how historians have debated the major issues and have legitimately come up with different interpretations. The lectures seek to provide the basis for an understanding of these issues and private reading adds to this, but it is in the seminar discussions that students bring to bear the results of their own reading and discuss with each other the differing arguments and interpretations, and conflicting evidence they have found.