American History to 1877

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American History to 1877

• Fall 2005

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America and Europe The First Encounter, 1492-1700

• Major Developments in the European Background of
  the Discovery of America
• The Crusades
• Trade with Asia
• Rise of Nation States
• Commercial and Geographic Revolutions
• Pre-Columbian Explorers
• Advances in Navigation

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The Work of Columbus

• Voyages of Columbus
• Later Voyages of Columbus and Other Sea Voyages
  of the Spanish
• The Line of Demarcation

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The Native Americans

• Caribbean and Central America
• The American Northeast
• The American Southeast
• The Plains
• The Southwest
• The Northwest
• Canada

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Spanish Settlement of the Mainland

• Early exploration and conquest colonization by
  the Spanish
• The Spanish Colonial System

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Early Exploration and Settlement in North
America by the French and Dutch

• The French in America
• Dutch exploration and settlement

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America and Europe The First Encounter, 1492-1700

• Major Developments in the European Background of
  the Discovery of America
• The Crusades
• Trade with Asia
• Rise of Nation States
• Commercial and Geographic Revolutions
• Pre-Columbian Explorers
• Advances in Navigation