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Students enrolled in History 263 (American Cities) gather in front of the home of the late Eleanor Daley and the late Richard J. Daley, 3635 S. Lowe Avenue, Chicago. They visited this site in conjunction with a Chicago Neighborhood Field Study conducted by Professor Ebner on April 29, 2006.

History 120: Foundations of the American Republic

The origins of American society and the development of the United States from an under-developed new nation into a powerful national entity. Emphasis on the reading and analysis of documentary materials.
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History 121: Modern America

America's response to industrialism and its changing role in foreign affairs. Emphasis on the techniques of research and paper writing. (Meets GEC Freshman Writing Requirement.)

History 258: History of Sport

The evolution of sport in modern society, in its cultural, social, and economic dimensions. Largely focused on the American experience, but some attention to sport elsewhere in the world. Emphasis on 1850 to the present.

History 263: American Cities

The changing functions, scale, and quality of urban society from the seventeenth century to the present. A historical framework for studying modern American metropolitan problems. Some fieldwork in Chicago.
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Research Project #2: Large American Cities
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History 300: Theory and Methods

How can we know what actually happened in the past? An examination of the basis of historical knowledge and the study of methodologies used for understanding the past. Emphasis will include social, intellectual, economic, and psychohistory as well as use of the Web as a research tool. Prerequisite: an introductory history course. Required of all history majors. Examples of student research in this course include the following web sites:

The Politics of Barbarism: Abraham Lincoln and the American Indians
by Amanda MacKinnon '03.

Profile of the Potomac Soldier, 1861-1865
by David S. Smith '02.

Does the Buck Stop Here? The Roles of Truman and
Stalin in the Development of the Cold War
by Lynn Mutch '04.

Fractured Court, Monumental Decision: Earl Warren's Unifying Role in Brown
by Genevieve Misfeldt '04

Women as Community Builders: An Examination of
Rural Women in the Middle West and Great Plains Regions, 1865-1900
by Brianne Peck '04

The Many Faces of Abraham Lincoln: Understanding Public Sculpture
by Christina Gortz '05

"Household of Children:" Theodore Roosevelt and Family Life in the White House
by Mindy Golub '06

History 355: American Social History

Conducted as a seminar. Topics include family, class, gender, race, ethnicity, and work. Prerequisite: History 120 or 121 or permission of the instructor.