The Atlantic World, 1650-1800: European Empires in the Americas

3 credits · Undergraduate

The development of the European colonial societies after their initial settlement and the establishment of their staple economies in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The topics of chief interest are the predominance of colonial trade in Europe's large-scale commerce, the role of the colonies in European conflicts, the renewal of exploration, the development of the colonies' internal economies, and their revolts against European rule. CROSSLISTED: BAFD 2007 FORMATS: Lecture | Discussion