HIS 6200 - History of New York City

3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.

The history of the City of New York from its founding to the present. New York City’s development, its history, its origin as a Dutch trading post, position in colonial culture and society, role in the American Revolution and the founding of the American Republic, growth as a great commercial, transportation, manufacturing, and banking center, citizens’ attitude toward slavery and race relations, importance as the center of immigration, growth and expansion into neighboring communities, and its problems and difficulties as a modern megalopolis.

Flexible Core: U.S. Experience in Its Diversity (Group B)
Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science