Description
This course focuses on major persons and events in the history of Massachusetts from Pilgrims, Puritans and Native Americans to the 20th century. Special attention is paid to the development of forms of representative government in the Colonial period and after inde?pendence, and to the integration of numerous immigrant groups to the Commonwealth in the 19th-20th centuries. The role of Massa?chusetts in driving industrial and technological change in America is considered, as is its role in inaugurating public education in America. The course satisfies a key content knowledge area for public school history teachers.