Course Description
A survey of the history of the United States from the cultures present when Europeans arrived in the late 15th century through the Civil War and Reconstruction. Emphasis is placed on political as well as economic, cultural, and social forces which have shaped the American past. This course satisfies the U.S. Constitution requirement for graduation.
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s)
Appropriate assessment score or completion/concurrent enrollment in ENGL 1422 with a grade of C or better
IAI Number
S2-900
IAI Title
United States History I
Topical Outline
- Two Worlds Meet
- Colonizing the New World
- The Founding of New England
- The Expansion of English North America
- Colonial Slavery
- The English Imperial System
- The Battle for North America
- The Colonial Crisis
- The Revolutionary War
- Building a Republic
- Creating the Constitution
- The Federalist Era
- The Jeffersonian Republic
- Western Expansion and the War of 1812
- The New North
- The Expanding Republic
- The Age of Jackson
- The Reform Movement
- The Origins of the Women's Rights Movement
- The Old South
- Manifest Destiny
- The Fate of the Union
- Secession and Preparing for War
- The War of the Rebellion, 1861-1863
- The War of the Rebellion
- Reconstruction, 1863-1865
- Reconstruction, 1866-1867
- Reconstruction, 1686-1877
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Distinguish between primary and secondary sources as the foundation of modern historical scholarship
- Interpret primary sources critically by analyzing their historical contexts;
- Formulate historical interpretations, both orally and in writing, and defend them critically with reference to primary and secondary sources
- Demonstrate an understanding of the various political, social, and economic movements within the United States, including the origins and development of its peoples and cultures to 1877