HIST 100 - Early American History

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory (or Other) Hours: 0

General Education Code(s): 23UC
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Restriction(s): None

This course is a chronological survey of American history from early colonization through the end of the Civil War. The course examines economic, political, social and cultural institutions as they evolved during this period. Topics covered include but are not limited to: settlement of North America; interactions with Native Americans; slavery; American Revolution; founding of the Republic; Jacksonian democracy; Manifest Destiny; sectionalism; and the American Civil War. This course meets the University’s General Education requirement for American history.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course: The General Education requirement for US History & Civic Engagement is satisfied by HIST 100. To meet this General Education requirement, students will be able to:

demonstrate understanding of United States’ society and/or history, including the diversity of individuals and communities that make up the nation;
understand the role of individual participation in US communities and government; and
apply historical and contemporary evidence to draw, support, or verify conclusions.

Course-specific SLOs for HIST 100 include:

Knowledge of the main contours of United States History from the age of European settlements to the end of the US Civil War.
Knowledge of the United States Constitution, its institutions, and how they evolved before the US Civil War.
Understanding the influence of the rest of the world in the evolution of American democracy.