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UNITED STATES HISTORY 1 - HIST 2111 (3 Credit Hours)
Description: A survey of U.S. History to the post-Civil War period. The course focuses on the geographical, intellectual, political, economic and cultural development of the American people, and places U.S. events in the context of world politics. (This course satisfies the State legislative requirement concerning United States history and Georgia history.)
Prerequisites: None
Course Structure:
- Africa and America before European Contact
- European Contact with Africa and the Americas in the Age of Exploration
- European Colonization of the Americas
- British Colonies in the 18th Century to the Revolution
- American Struggle for Independence and Political Stability
- Federalism and Republicanism
- Nationalism, Sectionalism, and the Age of Jackson
- Antebellum Society and Economy
- Manifest Destiny and the Crisis of Union
- The Civil War
Course Objectives:
- Identify and evaluate the major controversies, issues, personalities, problems and trends in US history up to 1865.
- Evaluate trends and issues in intellectual and cultural history and be able to relate them to topics in US History.
- Determine the relationship between local and national issues and events.
- Place issues and events of US History in a global context.
- Analyze the trials and contributions of the many cultures that make up American society.
- Recognize the role of diversity in American society.
- Exhibit a comprehension of the historical process of continuity and change.
- Appraise how and why the historical interpretations of the controversies, issues, personalities, and problems have changed over time.
- Analyze the extent to which historical and contemporary American society has embraced the ideals of the Colonial, Revolutionary, and Constitutional periods.
- Describe the ways geography has impacted historical processes.
- Read and interpret maps.
- Develop critical thinking, collaborative, and organizational skills.
- Undertake research using a variety of materials.
- Differentiate between primary and secondary sources.
- Analyze, synthesize, and interpret primary and secondary sources and to clearly communicate results using a variety of media.
- Formulate a convincing historical argument using primary and secondary sources.