Syllabus
Historical Geography for American Studies Lecturer: Petr Anděl, Ph.D. Semester: summer Ended by classified credit: KZ/ 4 credit points Preconditions: 0 Obligations and classification of students: Participation in class (20% of final evaluation). Seminary paper based on offered thematic circles 5 pages long, based on 3 different book resources as well as 2 electronic resources. Due to the first week of may (40% of final evaluation). The course will be terminated by oral - or written exam (based on higher number of students) in the last teaching week. Worth 40% of the final evaluation. Content of the Course / Thematic Circles:
1. Introduction
2. Europe and the overseas discoveries
3. Subjection of the New World
4. Original American state forms
5. Spanish and Portuguese colonies
6. End of Spanish and Portuguese empire in America - new states on American continent
7. Development in the Caribbean Sea
8. English and French colonies
9. Anglo-French competition in North America
10. USA and its territorial development up to the year 1800
11. Process of admission of new states into Union.
12. USA its territorial development after 1800 / Canada and Quebec
13. Canada and Quebec
Annotation
The course attempts to describe the origins of modern states in North America, as well as their territorial development.