The class was really straightforward – essays for both the midterm and final. I didn't really need to study a lot – I knew a lot about U.S. history from a colonial framework so my only work was to just do the essay.

Professor rambles, but the lectures are interesting. Attendance & participation in discussion are required, but our TA (Sara) was very nice about letting us communicate by writing/emailing relevant points if we didn't feel like speaking. Besides participation, grade was based on 2 papers that were graded pretty leniently.