Want to learn more about U.S. history but don’t know where to start? Learn it painlessly, beginning with this eight-week survey of the colonial origins of American history. We’ll begin with the settlement and development of the colonies (themselves full of struggles for freedom against government outrages) and continue on to the imperial crisis, the American Revolution, and the drafting and ratification of the Constitution. These topics are the indispensable foundation for future study of American history.

Dr. Woods discusses his plan for this course in his article, The Lessons of History.

Lectures:

Lectures will be Monday evenings, at 7pm EST.  They will be recorded and made available for enrolled students to download.

Reading:

All readings will be available for free online.

Refund Policy

If you drop the course during its first week (7 calendar days), you will receive a full refund, minus a $25 processing fee.
If you drop the course during its second week, you will receive a half refund.
No refunds will be granted following the second week.