Hello and welcome to our course site for HIU348: The History of New York City and State.

In this online, writing-intensive course, we will explore several key moments in the political, cultural, and social development of New York City and State.  We will focus particularly on New York City’s growth from a small colonial outpost to the metropolis of the United States and the challenges this growth presented.

This course is required for students with a major in History and a minor in Education.  By the end of the class, students in this course should:

• have a good understanding of events in the history of New York, especially New York City, and how historians have interpreted these events
• explore the contemporary city and state and understand how current developments relate to the past
• improve writing skills and engage with course material by completing a series of informal and formal writing assignments
• sharpen analytical skills by engaging with primary and secondary sources

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