Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Enrollment Limitation: Not open to students with prior credit in HIST 116H.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 3 hours.
Course Typically Offered: Spring

This course surveys the histories of the American continent as an integrated whole. It examines major pre-Columbian Indian cultures, Native American heritage, European exploration, conquest, and colonization, and the growth of independence movements. It also studies the diverse cultures, societies, economies, political structures, and constitutions of Latin America, Canada, and the United States from a comparative perspective.