HIST 2327 - Mexican-American History I

3 Credits (3 hrs. lec.) This course will explore the history of the origins of Mexican and Mexican-American people until 1910, including issues relating to identity and community. (0502035225) Prerequisite: ENGL 1301
Course Outcomes
1 - Create an argument through the use of historical evidence.
2 - Analyze and interpret primary and secondary evidence.
3 - Describe the transformation of indigenous societies from 1400-1700.
4 - Explain the causes and effects of European conquest and colonization on the Americas.
5 - Evaluate the relative impact of mestizaje, slavery, global economics, and frontier settlement on the creation of Mexican identity.
6 - Connect independence movements, imperial conflict, class formation, and regional resistance to the making of independent Mexico.
7 - Discuss the transformation of communities in the borderlands as a result of Manifest Destiny and the United States-Mexico War.
8 - Compare and contrast the borderland regions of California, New Mexico and Texas from 1800-1850.