07:20 PM to 10:00 PM R
Section Information for Fall 2011
Agricultural pursuits are not frequently studied by scholars of early American history, and yet this is how the majority of people spent most of their time. The population was not an undifferentiated mass of rural laborers, however; different crop cycles, markets, cultivation techniques, and effects on the environment influenced how culture and society developed in various regions. In this course we will examine the nuts and bolts of farming, but the overall focus will be on ways in which culture influenced methods of agricultural production (and the environmental effects of these choices) and ways in which agricultural practices in turn influenced society and culture. We will look at various ethnic experiences, including Indian and African American; other issues will include the impact of agrarianism on American identity and the debate over the extent to which American farmers were market oriented. The time period will range from the earliest colonization through the Civil War.View 7 Other Sections of this Course in this Semester »
Credits: 1-6
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
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