American History

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American History

• A new resource for Canadian Students
• Patrick Carter
• 4 November 2006

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Pre-emptive Strike
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The Caroline Incident (1837)
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Hudson River to Harry Potter
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Canada and the Civil War
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Images in History Truth or Fiction?
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Complacency?

• Canadians have for too long assumed that they
  have a deep knowledge of the US, because of our
  proximity and our constant consumption of
  American culture. While we may know Americans
  better than do citizens of any other country,
  that doesnt mean we should give ourselves an A
  grade. Jennifer Welsh

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A nation of ideas

• The United States has always been a country
  defined not just by its borders or the background
  of its people, but by a number of powerful ideas.
  Among the ideas that have guided Americas
  development are liberty, democracy, equality, and
  opportunity.

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Themes

• The promise of technology
• A nation of immigrants
• The frontier in American history
• Isolation or engagement
• Integration and exclusion
• A cultural mirror
• Continental cousins

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Spotlights and Features

• American Archive
• Past Voices
• Culture Notes
• We, the People
• 49th Parallel
• Historians Craft

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For further information

• Dr Patrick Carter
• Appleby College
• 540 Lakeshore Road West
• Oakville ON L6K 3P1
• Tel [phone] ext 290
• pcarter_at_appleby.on.ca