HSTA 255 Montana History

Students will study the pre-history and history of Montana from the dinosaurs to the present. Emphasis will be placed on the Native American tribes; the Lewis and Clark Expedition; the development of the fur trade, mining, the railroads and agriculture; the Indian wars; the homesteaders and the devastating droughts of the 1920s and 30s; the building of Fort Peck Dam; and the political development of Montana from territory to statehood to the Constitution Convention 0f 1972. Lecture, discussion, videos and readings will be utilized in this course. Students will be required to do some historical research on the internet.

Prerequisite

WRIT 101 or WRIT 104

Distribution

Social Science

Offered

Fall, Spring