Maricopa Community Colleges  HIS252   19946-99999 

Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 9-27-1994

HIS252  1994 Fall – 2012 Spring

LEC  3.0 Credit(s)  3.0 Period(s)  3.0 Load  Acad

History of England 1700 to Present

Analysis of the major political, cultural, social, and intellectual factors in English historical development from 1650 to present.

Prerequisites: None.

 

Course Attribute(s):

General Education Designation: Historical Awareness - [H]

General Education Designation: Social and Behavioral Sciences - [SB]

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

 

HIS252  1994 Fall – 2012 Spring

History of England 1700 to Present

 

1.

Define and apply the names and terms utilized in the discussion of English history from 1660 to the present. (I, II, III, IV)

2.

Identify on a map and describe the various geographic areas included worldwide in the study of modern English history. (I, II, III, IV)

3.

Describe the religious conditions and changes during the Tudor era. (I)

4.

Describe the growing overseas involvement of the English during the Tudor era. (I)

5.

Describe the Stuart and Tudor attitudes toward monarchy and methods of rule. (I)

6.

Describe the causes, events, and results of the civil war in England. (I)

7.

Describe the reasons for Stuart restoration and the political developments that resulted. (I)

8.

Describe the glorious revolution and the political, social, and economic developments which resulted. (I, II)

9.

Describe the changes in governmental structure which took place as a result of the Hanoverian kings prior to 1800. (II)

10.

Describe the causes, events, and results of the union of England and Scotland. (II)

11.

Describe the growth and development of the English colonial empire prior to 1800. (II)

12.

Identify the points of conflict between England and her American colonies and describe the war which resulted. (III)

13.

Describe the causes, events, and results of the great war between England and France from the French revolutionary era through the downfall of Napoleon. (III)

14.

Describe the English struggle over slavery and the slave trade. (III)

15.

Describe the evolution of education in 19th Century England. (III)

16.

Describe the legal and political changes in England in the 19th Century. (III)

17.

Describe imperialism and developments within the British empire during the 19th Century. (IV)

18.

Describe the challenges facing England in the 20th Century. (IV)

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:

 

HIS252  1994 Fall – 2012 Spring

History of England 1700 to Present

 

I. The Tudors and Stuarts

A. Rise of the House of Tudor

B. Henry VIII: a vigorous king

C. The difficult years of Henry's later reign

D. The Era of the Little Tudors

E. Elizabeth, the virgin monarch

F. England becomes a major power

G. James I, a difficult king

H. Charles I, a difficult king

I. The royal road to war

J. The Civil war in England

K. The rise of power to Oliver Cromwell

L. The restoration era in England

M. James II, an unfortunate king

II. England builds an empire

A. The regime of William and Mary

B. Queen Anne, the last Stuart ruler of England

C. Eighteenth Century England

D. The Hanoverian kings

E. The Walpole era

F. War and security of the crown

G. The struggle for empire

III. Challenges and reform

A. Challenges

B. The American Revolution

C. Pause between the storms

D. The Great War with France

E. Conditions in England at the start of the reform era

F. The anti-slavery movement

G. Prison reform-a humanitarian action

H. Development of public education in England

I. English political reforms

J. The issue of free labor

K. Elimination of religious disabilities

IV. Great Britain as a world power

A. Mid-Victorian years

B. The latter 19th Century

C. Late 19th Century British imperialism

D. Britain in the latter 19th Century

E. Great Britain in the 20th Century

 

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