Imperial Expansion in North America

• Professor: Dr. Leonard Sadosky
• Office: Ross 657
• Office Hours: Weds. 10am-12noon, Thu 2pm-4pm, and by appointment
• Email: lsadosky -at- isatate.edu

For the Course Syllabus click the following:

Hist 466 Syllabus

For the HIST 495 Assignment click the following:

Hist 495 Syllabus

LECTURE OUTLINES

FIRST HALF OF COURSE

• Ancient American Civilization, part 1
• Ancient American Civilization, part 2
• The Conquistadors' World
• Structuring an Empire
• The Debate over Empire
• The World of Las Casas
• Founding of New Mexico
• The Pueblo Revolt
• Aftermath of the Pueblo Revolt
• New Mexico's Neighbors: Imperial Rivalry between France and Spain
• Overview of American Indians on the Great Plains

SECOND HALF OF COURSE

• The Comanche: History and Culture
• The Sioux: History and Culture
• The Mandan: History and Culture
• The First American West
• Imagining the Mississippi Valley
• Louisiana Purchase and Origins of Lewis and Clark Expedition
• An American Empire?: Exploration and Settlement After Lewis and Clark
• The Struggle for Texas
• Mexican-American War