Description
History of Kansas and the American West from the time of Native American presence through exploration and settlement to the present. Examines Kansas government on the state and local levels. This is a required course for secondary education history majors. Topics include, but are not limited to: Bleeding Kansas, Plains Native American and contact with settlers, the expansion in the American West in the late 19th century, populism and progressive reforms in Kansas, Kansas in the Great Depression and World War II, the Civil Rights Movement in Kansas, and historical and contemporary developments and shifts in Kansas politics. This is a required course for all students planning to teach secondary education history. For majors, this will be categorized under the Americas concentration.
Prerequisite: EN 110 or EN 111
Offered: Fall Even Years
(Three credit hours)