AHIS 305
Colonial America to 1763
Dr. Kane
mkane2@albany.edu
Social Science 116 | MWF 12:35 - 1:30 PM
Office Hrs: M 10:20 - 11:20 & F 1:30 - 3:30
Social Science 60S
Monday August 28
Discussion Lead/Discussion Support
- Discussion Support: provide a list of important people, places, concepts and events as well as discussion questions
- Discussion Lead: summarize reading, collate terms & questions, add events to class timeline
- Discussion Support: due 5pm TWO days before reading
- Discussion Lead: due 5pm night before reading
Where is early America?
Early America vs Colonial America?
- geographic boundaries?
- what national, religious, ethnic, racial, economic groups?
- who's in and who's out?
- what's colonial about Colonial America?
What does a historian do?
- who does a historian talk to?
- does a historian have ethical responsibilities?
- what kind of material does a historian work with?
- what skills does a historian need?
What do we know and how do we know it
- wars
- African American, Native American & women's history
- Albany history
- religious, social, economic, scientific & political change
- how do we know what we know?
coming up
- final projects
- Academic Honesty quiz - due Sept 11
- read & listen
- who's the audience, what's the purpose, what's the major problems and major questions