This course focuses on the development of an indigenous political culture in the British colonies. It pays special attention to the development of representative political institutions and how these emerged through the confrontation between colonists and King and proprietors. The course also considers imperial politics through a study of the Albany Plan of Union.
Instructors: Todd Estes is Associate Professor of History at Oakland University, and is the author of The Jay Treaty Debate, Public Opinion, and the Evolution of Early American Political Culture. Michael Schwarz is Assistant Professor of History at Ashland University.