HS 320 - The Atlantic World

Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: Contact Department

4 Credits
Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0
Prerequisites: Completion of a 3-4 cr. 100- or 200- level history course and sophomore standing.

The integration of four distinct continents-North America, South America, Europe, and Africa-into an integrated economic and political realm represents one of the most significant transitions in history. The Atlantic World: 1450 to 1820 begins with Portuguese exploration along the West African coast and ends with Latin American independence. It places the British North American colonies and the advent of an independent United States in their broader Atlantic World contexts.