Course Section 1 Content Section 1 Content Left Section 1 Content Right Credit Type: Course ACE ID: SOPH-0022 Version: 2 Organization's ID: HIST1001 Organization: SOPHIA Learning, LLC Location: Online Length: This is a self-paced course. Students have 60 days with 30 days extension (if needed) to complete Minimum Passing Score: 70 ACE Credit Recommendation Period: 7/1/2026 - 6/30/2029 7/1/2023 - 6/30/2026 3/1/2020 - 6/30/2023 5/1/2017 - 2/29/2020 Credit Recommendation & Competencies Section 2 Content Section 2 Content Left Section 2 Content Right Level Credits (SH) Subject Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 U.S. History or American History Description Section 3 Content Section 3 Content Left Section 3 Content Right Objective: The objective of this course is to build student knowledge of key events and figures in the history of the United States from American prehistory through the era of Reconstruction. This course emphasizes critical thinking skills and consideration of multiple perspectives through the analysis of primary sources. Students will learn how to think like a historian and apply a historian's lens to real-world situations. Learning Outcomes: Analyze the political, social and economic climate during and after the drafting of the constitution Evaluate the events leading up to the Civil War and understand the key players, battles, and rationales Analyze how historians have interpreted the era of reconstruction and the causes for the collapse of reconstruction Trace the evolution of slavery and examine the experience of slaves from the age of exploration through the era of reconstruction Interpret or analyze a primary source to draw conclusions about a historical event Apply different historical lenses in order to critically analyze historical events through a variety of perspectives Understand the events, people, and motivations involved in the settling of the Americas Recognize the events and factors that lead up to the American Revolution Understand tools that historians use in order to analyze and interpret history General Topics: American Pre-History: 10,000 BCE - 1492 Age of Exploration: 1400s - 1600s The English Colonies: 1607-1700 The Rise of England: 1600 - 1763 The Fall of England: 1763 - 1774 The Revolution: 1774 - 1783 Becoming American: 1776 - 1800 The Early Nation: 1800 - 1824 Jacksonian Era: 1824 - 1840 The Predicament of Slavery: 1800 - 1860 Westward Expansion and Political Crisis: 1840 - 1861 The Civil War and Reconstruction: 1861 - 1877 Instruction & Assessment Section 4 Content Section 4 Content Left Section 4 Content Right Instructional Strategies: Audio Visual Materials Case Studies Computer Based Training Lectures Practical Exercises Methods of Assessment: Case Studies Examinations Quizzes Supplemental Materials Section 5 Content Section 5 Content Left Section 5 Content Right Equivalencies Section 6 Content Section 6 Content Left Section 6 Content Right Button Content Rail Content 1 Other offerings from SOPHIA Learning, LLC View All Courses College Credit Opportunities Page Content