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College US History

                        

Welcome to Fall 2019 College US History

This course provides a survey of United States history from European beginnings through the Reconstruction period after the Civil War. The course considers the changing configurations of American culture and its modes of expression, religion, politics, and literature. Also covered are the rise of the Federalists, the War of 1812, the emergence of the Jacksonian Movement, westward expansion, war with Mexico, and the Civil War. Special emphasis will be placed on economic, political, and social forces from colonial times to the Civil War.

Objectives (Embedded through Highland Community College Standards):

Students will...

  1. Use the basic skills and tools of historical research and analysis.
    1. Analyze, synthesize, and evaluate historical information.
    2. Interpret primary and secondary sources.
    3. Evaluate the validity of sources.
    4. Analyze historical perspectives.
    5. Recognize change over time.
    6. Express historical narration and analysis in clear, well-organized, effective writing with appropriate source citation.
  2. Recognize that United States history is influenced by ethnicity, race, class, gender, and environment as well as other factors.
    1. Describe major indigenous cultures of North America and evaluate their impact.
    2. Describe and analyze significant political, social, economic, and diplomatic developments of the European exploration and colonization of North America.
    3. Trace and evaluate causes, developments, and consequences of the American Revolution.
    4. Describe and analyze significant events in the creation of the American republic.
    5. Describe and analyze significant political, social, economic, and diplomatic developments of the early republic.
    6. Describe and analyze significant political, social, economic, and diplomatic developments, including territorial expansion and sectionalism, of antebellum America.
    7. Trace and evaluate causes, developments, and consequences of the Civil War.
    8. Describe the era of Reconstruction and evaluate its impact.

 

Syllabus (Fall Term)

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