The Era of the American Revolution, 1754-1789 (U02520)

? Credit Points : 40 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : HCA-4-ERA

The course will take a long view of revolutionary America, considering American development during the era from the 1763 Peace of Paris until the 1789 ratification of the Constitution. Chronologically the course will consider: the Seven Years War; the rise of the American resistance to Britain; the War of Independence; and the establishment of republican government in the states and the federal government. From a thematic standpoint the course will consider how the revolution affected different segments of the American population, including women, African Americans, Native Americans, rural and urban folk. Other themes to be considered include warfare, political mobilization, and the radicalism of the Revolution.

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : A pass in a third level historical course or equivalent.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

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

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 22 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Thursday	09:00	10:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

The course aims to introduce students to the complexity of eighteenth-century American society. Those following the course should gain an insight into the political, social, and economic development of revolutionary America. The course is designed to enable students to engage critically with significant primary and secondary sources. Having completed this course students should be able to participate both orally and in writing in the historiographical debates concerning the American Revolution. Additionally, they should have developed the critical sensitivity necessary to evaluate primary sources. Specifically, students should build upon skills acquired in their previous three years to: improve their awareness of the nature and use of various types of historical evidence; to demonstrate the nature of history as argument by focusing on the debates between historians about key issues; to increase their skills in research, writing, and presentation of papers; and to increase their organisational, critical and communication skills.