HIST 101 American History to 1877

After completion of this course, students will be able to describe the major political, diplomatic, economic, and social developments from the fifteenth century through the Reconstruction period. In particular, students will study the European, African, and Native American cultures of pre-Revolutionary America; the American Revolution and the development of American republicanism; the Transportation Revolution and the emergence of a market economy; territorial expansion and wars; 1783-1860; antebellum reformers; Civil War, 1861-1865; and Reconstruction, 1865-1877.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Eligible to enroll in ENGL 121

Hours Weekly

3 hours weekly

Course Objectives

1. Describe a historical moment in America’s colonial or early national history and its legacy from a global perspective.
2. Discuss how human experience in the early history of the United States is shaped by global forces.
3. Analyze the interconnectedness of global events in the context of United States history.​
4. Evaluate how colonial history informs the political, cultural, and/or social issues of the United States.
5. Compose a narrative of early American history in response to an analytical question.

Course Objectives

1. Describe a historical moment in America’s colonial or early national history and its legacy from a global perspective.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments
   • Global paper

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Global Competency Rubric

   Global Competency

   • GC1
2. Discuss how human experience in the early history of the United States is shaped by global forces.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments
   • Global paper

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Global Competency Rubric

   Global Competency

   • GC2
3. Analyze the interconnectedness of global events in the context of United States history.​

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments
   • Global paper

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Global Competency Rubric

   Global Competency

   • GC3
4. Evaluate how colonial history informs the political, cultural, and/or social issues of the United States.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments
   • Global paper

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Discipline designed rubric
5. Compose a narrative of early American history in response to an analytical question.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments
   • Global paper

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Discipline designed rubric