History of the United States of America

Code:

FLUP0206

Acronym:

HEUA

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Peoples and Nations

Instance: 2004/2005 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of History, Political and International Studies
Institution Responsible:	Faculty of Arts

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
EE	0	Plano oficial a partir de 2002	2	2,5	5	-
HIS	71	Official Study Plan - LHIS	1	2,5	5	-
			2
			3
			4
		Plano oficial - 4º ao 5º ano	1	2,5	5	-
			2

Objectives

At the end of the semester students are expected to:
- Have acquired a sound understanding of North American colonization;
- Identify the reasons that led to the independence of the 13 English colonies of North America as well as of this new country’s political organization;
- Understand the process and importance of expansion Westward and the causes of the Civil War, namely the issue of slavery;
- Relate the post-Civil War period with the reconstruction and industrialization of the United States of America, which transformed the country and made it a major 20th-century world power.

Program

1. The English colonization of North America.
2. The American Revolution and the independence of the United States. A new nation.
3. The expansion towards the west. The reformist movements. The Secession War (1861-1865).
4. Reconstruction and industrialization.

Main Bibliography

AMEUR, Farid – A Guerra de Secessão 1861-1865. Lisboa: Edições 70, 2005. ISBN 972-44-1087-0
CHAUNU, Pierre – A América e as Américas. Lisboa: Edições Cosmos, 1969.
JONES, Maldwyn – Historia de Estados Unidos (1607-1992). Madrid. Ediciones Cátedra, 1996. ISBN 84-376-1407-4
MELANDRI, Pierre – História dos Estados Unidos desde 1865. Lisboa: Edições 70, 2002. ISBN 972-44-1099-4.
NASH, Gary B.; JEFFREY, Julie Roy (ed.) – The American People. Creating a Nation and a Society. 4ª ed. New York: Longman, 1998. ISBN 0-673-98575-X

Complementary Bibliography

References to additional readings will be indicated in class according to the topics addressed.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical and practical classes.

Software

No specific software is required.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Eligibility for exams

Only for Continuous Assessment.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final assessment through an exam, with the possibility of submitting a research assignment (counting for 50% towards the final mark).

Examinations or Special Assignments

Research assignments.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

To be considered only for specific cases.

Classification improvement

Final exam in the resit exam period.

Observations

Language of instruction: Portuguese.